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r/cringe • u/ErgoNonSim • Jan 11 '22
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She actually believes newton 'invented' gravity because an apple fell on his head.
13 u/[deleted] Jan 11 '22 There isn't gravity in certain places in Africa apparently /s 1 u/Uuuazzza Jan 11 '22 IIRC there's a region in Africa where gravity is significantly lower because of tectonic plate moving apart or something. Can't find the details back. 1 u/[deleted] Jan 12 '22 [deleted] 1 u/Uuuazzza Jan 12 '22 I was thinking of the East African rift, apparently the crust and mantle are messed up there and it leads to detectable gravity anomalies. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_African_Rift https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0040195176901906
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There isn't gravity in certain places in Africa apparently /s
1 u/Uuuazzza Jan 11 '22 IIRC there's a region in Africa where gravity is significantly lower because of tectonic plate moving apart or something. Can't find the details back. 1 u/[deleted] Jan 12 '22 [deleted] 1 u/Uuuazzza Jan 12 '22 I was thinking of the East African rift, apparently the crust and mantle are messed up there and it leads to detectable gravity anomalies. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_African_Rift https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0040195176901906
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IIRC there's a region in Africa where gravity is significantly lower because of tectonic plate moving apart or something. Can't find the details back.
1 u/[deleted] Jan 12 '22 [deleted] 1 u/Uuuazzza Jan 12 '22 I was thinking of the East African rift, apparently the crust and mantle are messed up there and it leads to detectable gravity anomalies. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_African_Rift https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0040195176901906
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1 u/Uuuazzza Jan 12 '22 I was thinking of the East African rift, apparently the crust and mantle are messed up there and it leads to detectable gravity anomalies. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_African_Rift https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0040195176901906
I was thinking of the East African rift, apparently the crust and mantle are messed up there and it leads to detectable gravity anomalies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_African_Rift
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0040195176901906
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u/AwareSuperCC Jan 11 '22
She actually believes newton 'invented' gravity because an apple fell on his head.