As a kid I used to dream that I could levitate by sort of straining my muscles upward and lifting myself away from the ground. It would be pretty cool to do that IRL.
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Funny, I had a similar series of dreams as a kid like that. I just sort of learned to ‘walk upwards’ and levitate.
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Pathetic. I can easily overcome the gravitational pull of all the milky way just with my pinkie.
Not to "Ermmm acshually" but you haven't overcome the gravitational pull you've just counteracted it.
Overcoming it is significantlly more difficult.
The swirly line forms to the left.
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Yeah keep it up for 10 mins and we talking again.
Then gravity reminds you who's boss the next time you trip over your own feet
Oh, should be no problem for you to leave earth then
Lifts cup of tea
PHEW I'm done for the day.
Nope. Gravity goes both ways. Actually it's the curve of space time pushing you toward another mass. And you can only overcome because your mass is puny next to the earth.
what does gravity even bench?
I read this in the voice of Charlie from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Magnetic force is hilariously weak. Go ahead and raise your hand. You literally just over came the magnetic pull of the ENTIRE EARTH.
The face of the earth when I lift a finger: :o