Joe, of mass m = 60 kg, jumps vertically upward from the Earth's surface with a velocity of v = 1 m/s. The Earth, of mass M = 5.98 x 10^(24) kg and radius R = 6.37 x 10^6 m, moves imperceptibly downward in response. Q: What will happen to these two objects? K = (1/2) * 60 kg * (1 m/s)^2 + 0 = 30 J (6.67 x 10^(-11) N*m^2/kg^2) * (60 kg) * (5.98 x 10^(24) kg) U = - ------------------------------------------------------------ ( 6.37 x 10^(6) m + 1 m) = -3.76 x 10^(9) J The virial quantity is 2 K + U < 0 and so the two bodies are gravitationally over-bound. We can expect Joe to return to the Earth.