Can We Feel Gravity in Space?
Before going to the outer space, quick question! Do we feel gravity now? From an earthly standpoint, the answer is yes. But not really! What we feel is the contact reaction force of the ground—the...
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Why Don’t Ants Get Hurt When They Fall from Heights?
Ever wondered why ants are not injured when you blow them off your cookies? It is because they are so small that they wouldn’t even realize that something traumatic ever happened to them (although, they do...
A Simple Visualization of Gravity
Dan Burns from Physics Teachers SOS demonstrates a very simple concept of the space-time by using PVC pipes and a sheet of Lycra fiber which depicts the gravity by visualizing the space-time fabric. He uses different sizes...
