Why do we not fall off from the Earth?
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Gravity is the force of the Earth that attracts every object towards itself. From our perspective, this force always acts downwards. For a long time, people did not believe that the Earth is round because then the people ‘underneath the sphere would have actually fallen. In 1687, a physicist, Isaac Newton, proved that the force of gravity always acts towards the center of the Earth. On the Earth, the force of gravitation always acts ‘downwards irrespective of Eskimos in the Arctic region, people in Europe, or inhabitants of Australia.
Hello,
first of. I have heard this explanation countless times. I also heard that Gravity “is not a force between masses, but a bending of Spacetime”. I dont know who said that to me or where i have heard it from but what i know is that at least einstein said that Gravity is the effect of mass that bends spacetime. So how would you try to explain how exactly it comes that we dont fall of the earth, when (at least to my understanding) masses dont actually pull at each other like u explained in your answer. Maybe its just one big misunderstanding on my part. It would be nice if you could explain this to me.
Thank you for reading!
Leflocke