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To: Lekker 1
I think you may be mistaken on this. The G would be zero everywhere within a hollow sphere (at least the gravity attributed to the sphere's mass).

Nope, the mass distribution and gravity is only perfectly cancelled at the exact center. Everywhere else inside the sphere you will get microgravity which will start you falling to the inner edge of the sphere.

Of course if that sphere is large enough, it's going to hurt when you hit the sphere.

22 posted on 02/10/2005 11:29:07 AM PST by Centurion2000 (Nations do not survive by setting examples for others. Nations survive by making examples of others)
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To: Centurion2000

If I were a bettin' man, I would take you up on that. It is true that since gravity follows the inverse square rule, gravity increases greatly as you approach the mass, but the aggregate of the gravity from the much larger mass in the other direction cancels it out when inside a hollow sphere. Picture yourself standing (if it were possible) on the inside surface of the hollow sphere. There is a very small mass pulling you down (under your feet), but the rest of the sphere pulling you up (everywhere else). Cancels out. Anybody else out there agree or disagree? Now, if the hollow sphere is John Kerry's cranium...that's a different story.


30 posted on 02/10/2005 11:51:17 AM PST by Lekker 1 (A government policy to rob Peter to pay Paul can be assured of the support of Paul [G.B. Shaw])
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