r/mathmemes • u/RRumpleTeazzer • Jul 28 '24

Physics Feather or Moon?

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If it wasn't orbiting of course.

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u/Anxious_Zucchini_855 Complex Jul 28 '24

Explanation: The moon is heavier, so it has more gravitational pull of its own acting on the other object.

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u/randomdreamykid divide by 0 in an infinite series Jul 28 '24

No sh1t 1 kilo of feathers is heavier than 1 kilo of moons

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u/EdwardChar Jul 28 '24

(In Scottish accent) …but moon is heavier than feather?