Re: Fallout 3 no longer banned in Australia

Pufnstuf wrote:
CoinSpin <coin^spam^spin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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If your supposition about gravity holding all things together were
true, then each and every individual atom would be drawn towards the
object of larger mass. So that chair you are sitting in would
completely disintegrate, as each atom abandoned the relatively weak
force of gravity given off by the low mass of the chair, and flocked
towards the much greater mass (and hence gravitational pull) of the
planet below it. In your universe, the Earth would be a perfectly
round sphere with no surface topographics at all, as all atoms would
be pulled towards the center of the planet's mass equally - it would
just be a big smooth marble.


CoinSpin


Then I guess the science book I first read this in was wrong? I'll have to do more research on it before I take your word on it. The book I read said that atoms would fall apart without gravity because they create their own gravitational field.

Well, according to my college physics professors, atoms are held together by their charges and various forces that we really don't truly understand - some of it can be over-simplified to a "gravity" like effect, since even at such infinitesimal sizes there could be a mass effect gravitational field between the protons, neutrons, electrons, etc. But there is a reason that, when you look up gravity in most dictionaries (or online) the definition involves "celestial bodies" in the text. The term conveys weight, and was brought into science as an astronomical term to describe a phenomenon of attraction between celestial bodies.

But anyhow, you kinda missed the point of my rebuttal... The reply was to the post that said a CHAIR was there only because gravity was holding the atoms together. That statement was categorically incorrect, the molecules of the chair are held together by cohesive atomic bonds, basically charged couplings, and has absolutely nothing to do with gravity. As I stated, if gravity was responsible for objects being held together, all of the atoms would naturally pull towards the largest (and most gravitationally charged) object, which would be the Earth - the gravitational attraction to the insignificant mass of atoms nearby would pale in comparison. The smooth marble effect.

CoinSpin
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