Marvel's Kryptonian Slacker
Chapter 55

Reason for Leaving

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Justin Hammer was mocked by a passerby working with Tony Stark, and he was practically exploding with rage. Pointing at the passerby, he said, "What do you know? You think you can just believe any number someone blurts out?"

Henry shot back immediately. "The first number was obviously calculated by an old IBM mainframe calculator. That's its inherent floating-point error, an old problem.

"The second number didn't take the Moon's gravity into account. Although the Moon wasn't explicitly mentioned in the question, you gave a specific date, so its position could be determined.

"Unless you were accelerating around Earth and entering the atmosphere today, you could ignore the Moon's tiny influence. But landing requires deceleration, not acceleration. So the answer must account for lunar gravity, especially when the entry point and the Moon are on the same side.

"By the way, you asked me this question. You aren't a member of NASA's Apollo Program, are you? If you are, then I'd have to worry about whether the astronauts could still make it back to Earth."

Tony slapped the table and burst out laughing. Justin slapped the table too, but he slammed it as he rose to his feet, glaring furiously at the man before him. Through gritted teeth, he said, "How dare you!"

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"It's such a simple question. Anyone with a brain can see the answer at a glance. Are you saying the correct answer is wrong? Could it be...! Oh~ right, sorry. That was rude of me. I should have been more patient with disabled people."

Henry's originally sharp and caustic expression shifted into a sincere, sympathetic smile as he soothed the man before him, who looked ready to suffer a cerebral hemorrhage.

"Fuck, fuck you!" Justin Hammer nearly jumped out of his shoes, pointing at

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