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minus-squarehddsx@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 months agoNo. F=GMm/d2. The mass of the earth doesn’t change so g=GM/d2 will not change
minus-squareJohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 months agoSo why does the bowling ball fall faster in a vacuum? Does it appear faster locally because the heavier object makes local time slower than the lighter object compared to a distant observer? I’m trying to understand what the meme is getting at.
minus-squareTja@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 months agoThat’s the neat thing: it doesn’t
minus-squareDrewfro66@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoThe bowling ball also pulls the earth towards itself. This amount is imperceptibly small but still there
No. F=GMm/d2. The mass of the earth doesn’t change so g=GM/d2 will not change
So why does the bowling ball fall faster in a vacuum? Does it appear faster locally because the heavier object makes local time slower than the lighter object compared to a distant observer? I’m trying to understand what the meme is getting at.
That’s the neat thing: it doesn’t
The bowling ball also pulls the earth towards itself. This amount is imperceptibly small but still there
I’m trying to understand as well.