...The idea in FET is that the earth “shields” objects on and above it from whatever force it is which causes the acceleration.
From where is this accelerative [tending to cause acceleration] force sourced? How is it defined
and what are the values of its constants? We know that F = ma from Newton's 2nd law. We know
the mass of the spherical earth (5.972 × 10^24 kg) but we haven't yet, apparently, determined the
mass of the (or 'a') flat earth. What estimates have been made of the mass of a flat earth, and who
made them, and more importantly, what is that figure?
But that shielding only works up to a certain altitude so if you could get a satellite above that then it would be subject to the same force that the earth is so would accelerate along with the earth and this remain at a constant altitude above it.
What forms, or could form, this alleged "shield"? And why would the shield suddenly open up and
allow so many satellites to return to the earth's surface over many decades?