Mass Stuff

weightless, at center

You’re massive—made of stuff. Gravity pulls mass, at least enough to draw objects together, the measure of which is weight. Less mass, light as a feather.

Would you weigh more in orbit or at the center of the Earth? Orbit is free fall, feels like floating, but there’s no lack of gravity pulling your fall over the horizon.

At the center of the planet, its mass is rising all around and pulling out in equal measure, you’d float about. At planet’s center an elephant is no more than feather.

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About Me

Roger Kenyon was North America’s first lay canon lawyer and associate director at the Archdiocese of Seattle. He was involved in tech (author of Macintosh Introductory Programming, Mainstay) before teaching (author of ThinkLink: a learner-active program, Riverwood). Roger lives near Toronto and offers free critical thinking and character development courses online.

“When not writing, I’m riding—eBike, motorbike, and a mow cart that catches air down the hills. One day I’ll have Goldies again.”