To: samtheman
Smaller diameter means stronger gravity, but faster spinning, hence more centrifugal force, hence less weight.
17 posted on
03/21/2008 3:56:20 AM PDT by
ThePythonicCow
(By their false faith in Man as God, the left would destroy us. They call this faith change.)
To: ThePythonicCow
I just looked at your FR homepage. Very interesting. You are quite the
pythonic person.
:)
To: ThePythonicCow; samtheman
Diameter does not affect gravity--only the mass of the body. A smaller earth with the same mass as today's earth would have the same gravity.
The centripetal force of a faster rotating planet would be different, though, and thus affect any weight we would feel.
65 posted on
03/21/2008 1:56:05 PM PDT by
ShadowAce
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