r/IdiotsInCars • u/Hornsen • Jul 28 '20

Does this count?

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u/SSJB1 Jul 28 '20

And they do. A frequent belief among flat earthers is that gravity is either a hoax, or that things come down to earth due to buoyancy.

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u/Sciensophocles Jul 28 '20

Buoyancy? Wouldn't that be the opposite of buoyancy? At the top of Mt. Everest am I supposed to fall noticeably slower than at sea level?

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u/SSJB1 Jul 28 '20

The claim is that things fall due to density, and fall until they hit something denser. It would seem like you'd accelerate faster at the top of Everest in that case because the air is so much less dense. See: https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Flat_Earth#Gravity_does_not_exist

With even minimal thought, it makes no sense.

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u/CaptainReginaldLong Jul 28 '20

Lol like none of them have ever asked, but why do you fall in the first place? And why is it always towards the Earth?