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Why? On earth, heavy boots hold you down, but dust and feathers float away. The moon has less gravity than the Earth, so a pen is like a feather. Blah blah at
by judk 13y ago
Why?
On earth, heavy boots hold you down, but dust and feathers float away.
The moon has less gravity than the Earth, so a pen is like a feather.
Blah blah atmosphere electro-magnetism blah, the universe is big ad complicated.
- na85 13y agoOh god. Feathers and dust don't float away because they're weightless. They float away because air currents exert forces on them that are greater than their weight. Eventually, in a still-air environment, the feather and the dust will settle to the ground. You can verify this by going to your nearest attic.
- cousin_it 13y agoTo be fair, your nearest attic might have dust on the walls and ceiling as well, though maybe not as much...
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- pjc50 13y agoSee the famous video of one of the lunar astronauts dropping a hammer and a feather at the same time. Both of them drop fairly rapidly to the surface.
- jonpeda 13y ago> See the famous video is a "piecemeal understanding", though.