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So, what's up with Gravitons? (No pun intended) (Original Post) cthulu2016 Jul 2012 OP
Large gravity implies large mass. longship Jul 2012 #1

longship

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1. Large gravity implies large mass.
Wed Jul 4, 2012, 07:58 PM
Jul 2012

There in lies the problem. Plus, the magnitude of gravity is many orders of magnitude smaller than the other forces. (it is why when you fall off a building, the electro-magnetic forces of the atoms in the pavement repel those of your body sufficiently to break your body apart when you "hit". Too bad, so sad.

Gravity is very, very weak. The only way we know of it is that it is always attractive and has no limit per distance. It only acts with large masses and is the only force that doesn't cancel out over long distances.

That's why gravity, and only gravity, sucks. Just ask a neutron star.

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