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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
Huh I must be misremembering something, not doubting your numbers, but I was convinced you could whack a golf ball out into a stable orbit, damn half remember pop-sci facts…

I guess if it yeets you too far to walk back before your suit runs out of air you’re just as dead as you would be floating off into space. It’s less impressive though. Imagine “Three dead today in first Moon Tourist Disaster, the college students remains are expected to continue their trajectory towards earth for the next few years. The Walt Disney Corp had this to say ‘The students tampered with safety features’ and was quick to point out ‘They were still alive when they left the park and thus did not die in the parks.’ More on this, and it’s projected effects on the mouse’s stock price when we come back.”
gpt
Orbital velocity would be less than escape velocity but would still be around 1.5km/s at around 400 km altitude.

And if a rider were ejected vertically at 60 mph they'd still hit the ground at that speed. If ejected parallel to the ground it'd be like bailing out of a car at 60 mph (plus many more rock and rougher terrain than you'd find on a road).