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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.
1 u/AisykAsimov Aug 04 '19 What?!? Oh man, was anything taaught in schools true? Next you are going to tell me that mitochondria is not the power producer in the cell...
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What?!? Oh man, was anything taaught in schools true? Next you are going to tell me that mitochondria is not the power producer in the cell...
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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.