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    8 days ago

    In addition, the Earth’s sudden stop means that OP’s relative velocity is around 220 km/s because of the solar system’s orbit around the galactic center. If OP is on the prograde side, they are launched through the air and evaporate before they have a chance to die in the cold of space. If OP is on the retrograde side, they immediately splatter against the planet with a kinetic energy of about 1.5 terajoules (assuming a body mass of 60 kg).