• zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev
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    4 days ago

    To demonstrate gravitational pull, we have put two objects near each other. Note that only when the amount of hedgehog is increased to 800g is the gravity able to overcome the static friction both objects have due to being on a surface.

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      In the same vein:

      “Practical illustration of deformation caused by gravitational tidal forces between two nearby, massive bodies. (scale greatly exaggerated)”