seouldavid Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8767763.stm This is about Earth's gravity level newly released. Reading this article, I have a question: If a person who is living in a region of gravity level 100 (from the map at the article) moves to a region of gravity level -100, is it possible for the person to feel the subtle change in gravity level? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ophiolite Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 No. Not much else to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphaSheeppig Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 If you could build a hypothetical tower that's perfectly strong and rigid from here to the point where you start encountering low earth orbit satellites, and you stood at the top of the tower, you'd feel only 5% less gravity, and you probably wouldn't even notice that... These changes are minute... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D H Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 Very, very minute. That -100 meter level in the geoid height to south of India represents a reduction of about 0.006% in gravitational acceleration compared to the nominal level for that latitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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