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The bowling ball isn’t falling to the earth faster. The higher perceived acceleration is due to the earth falling toward the bowling ball.

    • Reddfugee42@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      It’s the mass that results in gravity, not the density. A giant cloud of gas will have the same gravitational effects as if it were compressed into its solid phase

      • Boomkop3@reddthat.com
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        2 months ago

        Tho, with a cloud of gas you can’t get as close to the center of mass without passing a bunch of it

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        2 months ago

        Ehh, just thinking of possible air resistance and such. I don’t know which variables they like to include and which not. But I’m guessing this is not one for just treating gravity as a one way street cuz the earth is so big