Is earths gravity getting weaker by an apple falling???? It is now earth plus an apple, and if enough apples fell, the gravity would increase further, eventually measurably increasing earths gravity, and creating an apple sauce layer of course.
And ultimately an very appley black hole. On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 6:58 PM, Harry Veeder <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 2:01 AM, David Roberson <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> >If that is true, then it follows that the Earth is doing work on >> >> I think that the remainder of your sentence was cut off here Harry. >> > > > By analogy with your steel/magnet analysis the Earth is doing work on a > falling apple and during that process the Earth's gravity is getting a > little weaker. > > Harry >
