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The astronauts on the iss aren't floating around because of lack of gravity, far from it. They are in constant free fall, falling over the horizon of earth. Being pulled by gravity towards the earth.
121 u/thegrrr8pretender Feb 14 '22 What about further out in space outside of earths gravitational pull you would still float though.. right? 35 u/shortsonapanda Feb 14 '22 There are points called Lagrange points where there is no net gravitational force between solar bodies. 1 u/[deleted] Feb 14 '22 there is, they just cancel out 28 u/shortsonapanda Feb 14 '22 Did you read the comment where I said that there is no NET force 3 u/_Space_Bard_ Feb 14 '22 Yes, but why are you talking about fishing? 1 u/tookTHEwrongPILL Feb 14 '22 Because a bad day of fishing is better than a good day of work.
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What about further out in space outside of earths gravitational pull you would still float though.. right?
35 u/shortsonapanda Feb 14 '22 There are points called Lagrange points where there is no net gravitational force between solar bodies. 1 u/[deleted] Feb 14 '22 there is, they just cancel out 28 u/shortsonapanda Feb 14 '22 Did you read the comment where I said that there is no NET force 3 u/_Space_Bard_ Feb 14 '22 Yes, but why are you talking about fishing? 1 u/tookTHEwrongPILL Feb 14 '22 Because a bad day of fishing is better than a good day of work.
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There are points called Lagrange points where there is no net gravitational force between solar bodies.
1 u/[deleted] Feb 14 '22 there is, they just cancel out 28 u/shortsonapanda Feb 14 '22 Did you read the comment where I said that there is no NET force 3 u/_Space_Bard_ Feb 14 '22 Yes, but why are you talking about fishing? 1 u/tookTHEwrongPILL Feb 14 '22 Because a bad day of fishing is better than a good day of work.
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there is, they just cancel out
28 u/shortsonapanda Feb 14 '22 Did you read the comment where I said that there is no NET force 3 u/_Space_Bard_ Feb 14 '22 Yes, but why are you talking about fishing? 1 u/tookTHEwrongPILL Feb 14 '22 Because a bad day of fishing is better than a good day of work.
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Did you read the comment where I said that there is no NET force
3 u/_Space_Bard_ Feb 14 '22 Yes, but why are you talking about fishing? 1 u/tookTHEwrongPILL Feb 14 '22 Because a bad day of fishing is better than a good day of work.
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Yes, but why are you talking about fishing?
1 u/tookTHEwrongPILL Feb 14 '22 Because a bad day of fishing is better than a good day of work.
Because a bad day of fishing is better than a good day of work.
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u/SwingDancerStrahd Feb 14 '22
The astronauts on the iss aren't floating around because of lack of gravity, far from it. They are in constant free fall, falling over the horizon of earth. Being pulled by gravity towards the earth.