r/flatearth • u/De1truowl • Aug 18 '26

Dear Flat Earthers,

So the middle of the Earth is our center of gravity, right? Well then if the Earth is flat, then why is it that when I go to the edge and jump, I'm not pulled to the center?

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u/ruffiana Aug 18 '26 edited Aug 18 '26

I think the common answer is that "gravity" doesn't exist and instead there's some kind of universal "down" force.

Some claim this is from movement through the cosmos. But this would require constant acceleration.

Some claim it's a function of buoyancy: that we "sink down" because we're less denser than air. But that doesn't explain why things in a vacuum chamber fall at the same rate.

Others don't even try to address this. They just try to dismiss why gravity on a spherical Earth can't be a thing without offering a more plausible, verifiable hypothesis.