Gravity

If the Earth is accelerating upward at a rate of 9.8m/s², then why is acceleration not always constant?  9.8m/s² is only true at sea level at 45^o latitude.  At higher altitudes, the acceleration is less.  Now, why would this be so?  On a flat earth, this would remain constant no matter where you are.

Hello?  I'm curious.

The FAQ says that the sun and the moon have a slight gravitational pull.

Quote from: Trekky0623 on April 11, 2007, 08:04:15 AM

Hello?  I'm curious.

The FAQ says that the sun and the moon have a slight gravitational pull.

So why doesn't the earth have a slight gravitational pull?

Quote from: BOGWarrior89 on April 11, 2007, 08:05:04 AM

Quote from: Trekky0623 on April 11, 2007, 08:04:15 AM

Hello?  I'm curious.

The FAQ says that the sun and the moon have a slight gravitational pull.

So why doesn't the earth have a slight gravitational pull?

I dunno, ask the FAQ.

So why doesn't the earth have a slight gravitational pull?

The way I understand it from what TheEngineer has told me the idea that the attraction of masses being universal is in question.

Quote from: BOGWarrior89 on April 11, 2007, 08:05:04 AM

Quote from: Trekky0623 on April 11, 2007, 08:04:15 AM

Hello?  I'm curious.

The FAQ says that the sun and the moon have a slight gravitational pull.

So why doesn't the earth have a slight gravitational pull?

Fe'er have to be anti physics to make the flat earth theory stick.  physics need not apply to earth.   

Quote from: Vauxhall the Vampire on April 11, 2007, 08:07:28 AM

Quote from: BOGWarrior89 on April 11, 2007, 08:05:04 AM

Quote from: Trekky0623 on April 11, 2007, 08:04:15 AM

Hello?  I'm curious.

The FAQ says that the sun and the moon have a slight gravitational pull.

So why doesn't the earth have a slight gravitational pull?

Fe'er have to be anti physics to make the flat earth theory stick.  physics need not apply to earth.   

Hello? Physics is anti-physics. Otherwise, there would be a "unifying theory" for all masses, waves and particles. This is not the case.

Physics is anti physics is it? The unifying theory has not been found. To say one doesn't exist is plain ignorant.

Physics is anti physics is it? The unifying theory has not been found. To say one doesn't exist is plain ignorant.

A unifying theory doesn't exist. One day there may be one, but not today. Ignorant means I have no knowledge of such a theory, so you must be correct. Perhaps you could source it for me?

And yes, our current theories contradict one another. Certain laws of physics only apply to certain fields of view. This is not disputed, in fact this is probably the most active topic within physics.

There you go, that explains it all.

Answer the freaking question, it's a good one.

Might I add to it? If acceleration changes with altitude due to a slight pull from the sun and moon then wouldn't we be able to monitor significant fluctuations in acceleration as the sun and moon circle over the flat Earth? If they pull strong enough to noticeably pull us away from the Earth, then what about when it is night time and, according to your model, the sun is further away from us laterally than it is vertically? Wouldn't we notice a slight sideways acceleration?

Answer the freaking question, it's a good one.

Might I add to it? If acceleration changes with altitude due to a slight pull from the sun and moon then wouldn't we be able to monitor significant fluctuations in acceleration as the sun and moon circle over the flat Earth? If they pull strong enough to noticeably pull us away from the Earth, then what about when it is night time and, according to your model, the sun is further away from us laterally than it is vertically? Wouldn't we notice a slight sideways acceleration?

Whoa, how come there's a slight pull from the sun and moon, but not from Earth? Seems pretty strange to me.

A hole? The FE is so full of holes I don't see how it can hold water!

bazing!

Well, you're going to have to do experiments to prove this.

Awaiting an FE'er response...

The FAQ is completely wrong. The Sun and Moon couldn't exert a "gravitational pull" since gravity doesn't exist.

The simple answer is that things don't get lighter when they go higher. If you want us to explain phenomena like this, you're actually going to have to demonstrate that they exist first.

The FAQ is completely wrong. The Sun and Moon couldn't exert a "gravitational pull" since gravity doesn't exist.

I recall i saw other FE's like theenginner mention that the Sun and Moon do have a ''gravitational pull'' (thats the way they explained asteroids hitting the surface of the Moon.)

I think you FE'rs should first  all agree on some of your ideas, cause obviusly not all FE'rs have the same ideas, but they adjust them according to the given problem.

Well, Dogplatter just made this a whole lot easier for us

The FAQ is completely wrong. The Sun and Moon couldn't exert a "gravitational pull" since gravity doesn't exist.

Then there is a pretty huge fuckin' anomaly going on constantly around the planet for the last couple of thousand years. Acceleration due to gravity does decrease as altitude increases, it is a proven fact. Plenty of experiments have been done on it...in fact it's such a given that I can't even recall one.

I know they have conducted experiments with light sensors and found that the accleration of a mass downwards is slightly less the higher one goes. This is due to a handy little formula shown to us by Newton in the 1700's.

F = Gmm/r

As r (the distance from the centre of the earth) increases, the force (F) will therefore decrease.

Quote from: Dogplatter on April 12, 2007, 08:27:41 PM

The FAQ is completely wrong. The Sun and Moon couldn't exert a "gravitational pull" since gravity doesn't exist.

I recall i saw other FE's like theenginner mention that the Sun and Moon do have a ''gravitational pull'' (thats the way they explained asteroids hitting the surface of the Moon.)

I think you FE'rs should first  all agree on some of your ideas, cause obviusly not all FE'rs have the same ideas, but they adjust them according to the given problem.

You are forgetting the #1 rule of FE debate.  All FE'ers shall use the version of the FE that suits the debate the best.