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Old 01-28-2010, 09:40 AM
 
Location: Up in the air
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Holy crap I think I lost IQ points just reading that!
And these people are out there, among society! They're also teaching their children these archaic 'theories' and fighting school districts to have those same 'theories' taught as an alternative to real, actual science.

Scary, really....
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Old 01-28-2010, 09:42 AM
 
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And these people are out there, among society! They're also teaching their children these archaic 'theories' and fighting school districts to have those same 'theories' taught as an alternative to real, actual science.

Scary, really....

And they vote.
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Old 01-28-2010, 09:47 AM
 
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And these people are out there, among society! They're also teaching their children these archaic 'theories' and fighting school districts to have those same 'theories' taught as an alternative to real, actual science.

Scary, really....
'Walking' and 'Eating' are archaic theories too, should we stop teaching our kids that too?
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Old 01-28-2010, 09:47 AM
 
Location: Richardson, TX
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Is there a Scientist in the house that can explain gravity to us?

Gravity is the actual warping of the fabric of space-time. The degree of warping is determined by a body's mass.
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Old 01-28-2010, 09:51 AM
 
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
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No such a thing as being held on earth by "centrifugal force". The earth does not spin. God says so!
-and gravity is called a force, but It is a theory and doesn't exist as it is claimed to.
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Old 01-28-2010, 09:57 AM
 
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
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IMO, I think the sheer speed of the Earth's rotation is causng us to "stick" to the ground. size and mass are relative the object. the Human body, our muscles and tendons pulls against this force, which if done with more frequency builds muscles and makes a person faster/stronger. This is the same logic applied when engine builders and engineers build things. they build them to greater pull against the natural "pull" that's occuring due to the Earth's rapid rotation. Out Gravity can then be said is coming from the "center" of the Earth.
No. If we are in the inside of a spinning body, then yes we would stick to a surface. Spinning causes an outward force and this is why amusment rides that spin and cause you to stick to the wall work. You are being pushed to the outside. If we are on the outside of a spinning body, then we would fly away from it. Artificial gravity created by spinng as we see in the sci-fi movies, works on this principle. Notice that the people are always on the inside of the spinning body. If you were on the outside, you would fly away.
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Old 01-28-2010, 10:32 AM
 
Location: PA
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Gravity is the actual warping of the fabric of space-time. The degree of warping is determined by a body's mass.
Per Einsteins theory, but this is not necessarily true.
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Old 01-28-2010, 10:35 AM
 
Location: Victoria, BC.
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Per Einsteins theory, but this is not necessarily true.
Really? I think it is true... Gravity as Curved Space: Einstein's Theory of General Relativity
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Old 01-28-2010, 10:36 AM
 
Location: Richardson, TX
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Per Einsteins theory, but this is not necessarily true.
Yet it works in a lot of instances.
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Old 01-28-2010, 10:37 AM
 
Location: S. Wales.
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I believe there's evidence for it. I think predictions were made about effects and, when the opportunity came to check, they panned out. I may have a look for that.
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