What is gravity then?

I've never thrown a ball and had it continue to accelerate after leaving my hand. Are you sure about that?

I've never thrown a ball and had it continue to accelerate after leaving my hand. Are you sure about that?

100%.  You live in a world with an atmosphere.  There is a thing called air.  That air causes resistance, which causes friction, which causes deceleration. 

Have you ever thrown a ball in a complete vacuum?  No, so of course it doesn't continue to accelerate.

Air resistance?

No.

Okay then.

Relative acceleration substitute for gravity still stands.

Now please! Someone respond to my limited radar range thread.

Assuming a vacuum, what force is causing this acceleration after it leaves my hand?

Exactly.


Point refuted.

Assuming a vacuum, what force is causing this acceleration after it leaves my hand?

Nothing, you've already imparted acceleration to have it go from V=0 to V=V.  That acceleration will never dampen, or dissipate, as long as there is no outside force acting on it.  Which means that it will constantly accelerate.

Quote from: Ski on May 24, 2009, 05:03:51 PM

I've never thrown a ball and had it continue to accelerate after leaving my hand. Are you sure about that?

100%.  You live in a world with an atmosphere.  There is a thing called air.  That air causes resistance, which causes friction, which causes deceleration. 

Have you ever thrown a ball in a complete vacuum?  No, so of course it doesn't continue to accelerate.

Air resistance certainly exists in FE.

If you accelerate an object, i.e. throw a ball and there's nothing resisting that acceleration, will the ball continue its acceleration constantly?

Theoretically, without balancing forces, yes. However, no matter how fast you throw the ball, the Earth will catch up to it in the same manner as in RE: a constant acceleration of 9.8m/s². Taking interference into account, the ball will lose energy due to non-conservative interactions.

Nothing, you've already imparted acceleration to have it go from V=0 to V=V.  That acceleration will never dampen, or dissipate, as long as there is no outside force acting on it.  Which means that it will constantly accelerate.

What about it?

Quote from: Anti Moonzorz on May 24, 2009, 01:37:06 PM

Okay you say that any time anything is dropped or thrown in the air, the earth moves towards it? Then how is it possible for the earth to stay the same distance from the sun and other planets in our solar system if it is constantly moving up?

They are accelarating as well.

So every single thing every where is accelerating so you cant tell anything is accelerating? Oh such a perfect theory, that is like saying we are all just dreaming but because every one is dreaming no one really knows we are dreaming.

So every single thing every where is accelerating so you cant tell anything is accelerating?

Pretty much.

Oh such a perfect theory, that is like saying we are all just dreaming but because every one is dreaming no one really knows we are dreaming.

Or so it is, according to philosopher Descartes.

Quote from: Anti Moonzorz on May 24, 2009, 06:22:00 PM

So every single thing every where is accelerating so you cant tell anything is accelerating?

Pretty much.

Quote from: Anti Moonzorz on May 24, 2009, 06:22:00 PM

Oh such a perfect theory, that is like saying we are all just dreaming but because every one is dreaming no one really knows we are dreaming.

Or so it is, according to philosopher Descartes.

So there is no possible way to prove that anything is accelerating because there is no point of reference because everything is accelerating. Yet you still believe it when there is no possible way to prove it EVER.

So there is no possible way to prove that anything is accelerating because there is no point of reference because everything is accelerating. Yet you still believe it where there is no possible way to prove it EVER.

Try dropping off a building.

Quote from: Anti Moonzorz on May 24, 2009, 06:48:26 PM

So there is no possible way to prove that anything is accelerating because there is no point of reference because everything is accelerating. Yet you still believe it where there is no possible way to prove it EVER.

Try dropping off a building.

Nice move my man, nice move. I have come to my senses and you know what? the earth is flat!! WTF was i thinking? I say we start a FET truth movement. You could make t-shirts and im sure alex jones would be in YES!!! Im so excited I HAVE JUST BEEN REBORN AHHHHH!!! BETTER THAN SECKS

This topic does bring up a good point about gravity. May of already been mentioned but, howcome other planets have gravity but we dont, I mean like physics are UNIVERSAL. What is it about the earth that makes it not have gravity/gravitational field? Its just made of the same elements as other planets so why should it not have gravity?