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Monday, November 18, 2019

Gravity VS Electromagnetism

All of us have experienced the consequences of gravity...we trip over our shoe lace and we need to get 10 stitches on our chin because we fell flat.  Or we have fallen off our bikes, roller blades, skate boards or even our bed!  Whatever height we are at, we know that if we fall, we fall hard!

I have some news for you...gravity is weak sauce compared to electromagnetism...


Ummm, gravity is actually the weakest force out of four forces known on Earth.... the strongest force on Earth is:
1. Strong nuclear force between atoms.
2. The electromagnetic force.
3. The weak nuclear force between atoms.
4. Finally gravitational force.

It has been explained that the weakest nuclear hydrogen electromagnetic forces that hold droplets of water together, could overpower all the gravity of Earth...


Yes!
The forces that hold molecules and atoms together is very strong compared to their masses.  This idea has been mathematically proven.


Right!!  Gravity is so weak at the molecular level that scientists don't even consider it in their calculations and there isn't even a difference in their results!  


Absolutely true, cross my heart!  But, if we are talking planets, solar system, universe size things...well, I guess we can say for certain that gravity is stronger than electromagnetism between planets.  

Think about it though!  When we look at itty-bitty tiny molecules, gravity is weak sauce!  

If we were to shrink ourselves...


...to molecular size...gravity would be weak sauce!  No bruised knees, stitches or broken bones!


I suppose there would be other dangers instead....




9 comments:

  1. the one were the guy eats it is funny

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  2. I remember that movie where he shrinks his kids. I think it is crazy how the science works with that.

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  3. Maybe we should shrink astronauts before they go to planets with increased gravity.

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  4. I've never had any stitches.

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  5. ant man is a better "honey I shrunk the kids."

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  6. Screw gravity water is stronger!

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  7. That poor kid on the tree!

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