#6872

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Oct. 30, 2017, 2:09 p.m.

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//Talking about gravitational pull Schafer: So if Alan and Shariar are one meter apart, the gravitational pull would be- //Alan scoots closer to Shariar //Shariar sits awkwardly Schafer: Or... half a meter. That works too. And since we're already awkward, lets get more awkward. Let's say each of you are 100 kg. Which I know is not true, because you'd be over 200 lbs. Are you accelerating towards each other? Class: Uh... Schafer: Yes! But the gravitational pull is so little you cannot see it. Student: Could Shariar be accelerating away? Scafer: Well, there are both attractive and repulsive forces... Class: Ooh...