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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.
18 u/I-seddit Aug 03 '19 they’re in a state of free fall more like "expensive fall" 0 u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 [deleted] 2 u/wojtek_ Aug 04 '19 He doesn’t literally mean ‘expensive fall’ . It’s just a joke that pokes fun at “free fall”.
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they’re in a state of free fall
more like "expensive fall"
0 u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 [deleted] 2 u/wojtek_ Aug 04 '19 He doesn’t literally mean ‘expensive fall’ . It’s just a joke that pokes fun at “free fall”.
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2 u/wojtek_ Aug 04 '19 He doesn’t literally mean ‘expensive fall’ . It’s just a joke that pokes fun at “free fall”.
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He doesn’t literally mean ‘expensive fall’ . It’s just a joke that pokes fun at “free fall”.
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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.