• Ageroth@reddthat.com
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    2 months ago

    One of my favorite science facts: Because of how the strength of gravity diminishes as you get further away and stronger as you get closer, when you approach to within arms length of another person (approx 1m) the gravitational attraction between the two masses of your bodies can exceed the gravitational attraction between your body and the sun at any given time.

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      2 months ago

      When the inverse square law and weak gravitational forces meet

    • shutz@lemmy.ca
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      2 months ago

      Yeah, but no one can escape the gravitational field of your mom.

      (Sorry, couldn’t resist, as I half expected your comment to end with a “your mom” joke)