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[-] Heavybell@lemmy.world 77 points 11 months ago

Unironically yes. Gravity is the weakest of the 4 main forces.

[-] SrTobi@feddit.de 13 points 11 months ago
[-] reinei@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

And then you start winning nobel prizes!

[-] brown567@sh.itjust.works 55 points 11 months ago

I mean, yeah

The electrostatic force is why the ocean stays on the outside of the ball instead of the whole thing being consolidated into a black hole

[-] FatTony@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

instead of the whole thing being consolidated into a black hole

How does that work?

[-] RecluseRamble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 11 months ago

I think it keeps atoms apart.

[-] MonkderDritte@feddit.de 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

You know, No Game No Life, where the guy deletes Coulomb Force at the end of the word puzzle game?

[-] fossilesque@mander.xyz 44 points 11 months ago

Sorry this level of brain broken will never not be funny

[-] ptz@dubvee.org 25 points 11 months ago

So, Gravity is so strong it can hold down the ocean, but balloon still go up? Checkmate, Pythagoras. /s

[-] Numberone@startrek.website 21 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Physics teacher: "The electrical force that repels the bottom of your foot from the surface of the earth is greater than the gravitational attraction between the entire earth and yourself".

Me: 😲

Edit: I guess it's more correct to say "equal to", rather than "greater" since you're static.

[-] madcaesar@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago
[-] Numberone@startrek.website 12 points 11 months ago

If it weren't true you would be experiencing a net acceleration due to the imbalance in the forces acting on you.

What's really interesting is figuring out WHY mechanistically it's true. I had to rethink the whole thing this morning, because it really is pretty nuts how much weaker gravity is than the electrostatic force.

[-] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 16 points 11 months ago

Gravity strong, but static charge stronger.

[-] silver_wings_of_morning@feddit.dk 10 points 11 months ago

gravity is cringe (compared to the electro-weak and strong forces)

[-] TIMMAY@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago
[-] SomeoneElse@lemmy.ca 5 points 11 months ago
[-] NightAuthor@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

I think that I read too as being about 25% longer oo sound than in to. And because of that, it is processed as a completely separate word in my head. I never just read over a misuse of to. And it bugs me just how much I’m seeing it now.

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