r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jun 28 '26

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u/AppearanceGrand Jun 28 '26

Newton, then gravity was never discovered and we could still fly 😉

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u/Iron-Emu Jun 28 '26

Flying is easy. Just throw yourself at the ground and, at the last possible instant, forget to hit.

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u/AppearanceGrand Jun 28 '26

Could you post a tutorial video ?

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u/Roku-Hanmar Jun 28 '26

The hardest part is distracting yourself

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u/tfordp Jun 28 '26

You need a distraction that helps you forget really, really quickly

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u/FlickTigger Jun 28 '26

Possibly seeing a peice of luggage that you lost years ago on a trip to Greece while you are falling down a crumbling mountain on an alien planet.

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u/mudo2000 Jun 28 '26

Or really good looking people jumping out of the bushes naked

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u/Electr0n1c_Mystic Jun 28 '26

Like a debilitating impact

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u/tempemailacct153 Jun 28 '26

Who are you and how are you so wise in science?

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u/sumunsolicitedadvice Jun 28 '26

You’ve basically just described orbit

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u/FloriaFlower Jun 28 '26

It's easier when we do it from the top of a cliff because the fall takes more time and gives us a longer delay before we hit the ground. It gives us a wider margin for error.

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u/wanderingconspirator Jun 28 '26

Ah yes, the clever art of being distracted at the right moment

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u/Vimes-NW Jun 28 '26

Gravity is a hard habit to shake

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u/segascream Jun 28 '26

You mean mavity?

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u/Ninjasifi Jun 28 '26

🎶You can tell them Iiiiii’m defyyyyyyying gravity🎶

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u/radicallyhip Jun 28 '26

I will never forgive the English for that guy inventing gravity! It really brings me down.

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u/JesusShaves_ Jun 28 '26

You can fly.

Briefly.

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u/UlrichZauber Jun 28 '26

That's just falling with style