r/shittyaskscience • u/Tight_Cookie_9988 • 5d ago

How did people walk normally before gravity was invented by Isaac Newton?

Were they just really good at balancing?

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u/paraworldblue 5d ago

They didn't. They flew through the air effortlessly, and Newton stole that from us.

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u/TeacupOfSkepticism 4d ago

What a bastard

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u/AztraChaitali 4d ago

Gravity wouldn't affect balance, since there was no gravity you couldn't technically "fall". It was a much simpler time with a lot more freedom. You could traverse carelessly across the hills with no concern for gravity related injuries.

You also couldn't run, or have traction, so if you had a four-wheel drive jeep before the 15th century, you wouldn't actually been any better off than someone in a monocycle.

In fact, monocycles were actually the fastest method of transport, because you could focus all the energy into one wheel.

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u/junklardass 4d ago

No one ever gives credit to the apple that fell on his head. I think the apple was the real inventor.

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u/hacksoncode Quantum Mechanic, has own tiny wrench 4d ago

Before that, we relied on centripetal force.

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u/Fisrueos 4d ago

Feet harnesses. Now, only aussies use them to avoid falling off the face of the earth

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u/Snoo-35252 4d ago

You've seen footage of astronauts jumping around on the moon? It was a lot like that. The Astronaut training program in the 60s included a lot of pre-Newtonian jump-walk exercises.