Man! These are the times when I wished I was educated.
All I have been able to contribute to the conversation was a story about my grandpa's old truck. (see page 4)
After reading the original post I was wondering if there is not a difference in one object orbiting another and one object going around in a circle --
like some of us.
It would seem if one object were in orbit of another, the gravity of the second object would be attracting the first and thus acting as to "input
energy into the system" along with the enertia of the fist object to produce an orbit. Were as an object moving in a circle would need to supply the
energy needed to constantly change it's direction around a singular point in space. Much like locking down the steering on a truck and adjusting the
spark advance, trottle, to keep the engine running.
As I read the OP math figures, I saw no evidence of either of these. To do other wise would bring in discussions about some other physical laws.
Maybe I missed his point entirely. If so; oh well.



