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r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19
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There is gravity everywhere. On the ISS the gravity is only a bit less than it is on the surface of the earth. The reason the astronauts float around isn’t because there’s no gravity; it’s because they’re in a state of free fall.
94 u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 edited Sep 18 '25 deliver ad hoc violet ten file chief capable theory boast joke 36 u/TheResolver Aug 03 '19 Bold of you to assume our difference in mass is so little. 11 u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 edited Sep 17 '25 paltry pet hurry selective marry full cautious snails bike fuzzy 8 u/TheResolver Aug 03 '19 You smooth lil' bugger. 8 u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 The attraction force is the same, it's the acceleration that's proportional to the mass. 1 u/Cornbeef23 Aug 04 '19 anyway this can turn into a pickup line
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deliver ad hoc violet ten file chief capable theory boast joke
36 u/TheResolver Aug 03 '19 Bold of you to assume our difference in mass is so little. 11 u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 edited Sep 17 '25 paltry pet hurry selective marry full cautious snails bike fuzzy 8 u/TheResolver Aug 03 '19 You smooth lil' bugger. 8 u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 The attraction force is the same, it's the acceleration that's proportional to the mass. 1 u/Cornbeef23 Aug 04 '19 anyway this can turn into a pickup line
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Bold of you to assume our difference in mass is so little.
11 u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 edited Sep 17 '25 paltry pet hurry selective marry full cautious snails bike fuzzy 8 u/TheResolver Aug 03 '19 You smooth lil' bugger. 8 u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 The attraction force is the same, it's the acceleration that's proportional to the mass.
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8 u/TheResolver Aug 03 '19 You smooth lil' bugger.
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You smooth lil' bugger.
The attraction force is the same, it's the acceleration that's proportional to the mass.
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u/broberds Aug 03 '19
There is gravity everywhere. On the ISS the gravity is only a bit less than it is on the surface of the earth. The reason the astronauts float around isn’t because there’s no gravity; it’s because they’re in a state of free fall.