Which Way Is Down?
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Hey Vsauce! Michael here. Down here. But which way is down? And how much does down weigh? Well, down weighs about a hundredth of a gram per cubic centimeter. It is light and airy which makes it a great source of insulation and buoyancy for water birds but if you let go of down... It falls down. So that's which way down is. It's the direction gravity is pulling everything in. Now, for someone on the other side of the Earth, my down is their up. But where are falling things going? Why do things fall? Are they being pushed, or pulled, or is it because of time travel? First things first: let's turn the Sun into a black hole. We can do that using universe sandbox 2, this simulator will blow your mind. I love it. In fact, I love it so much I p...
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Hey Vsauce! Michael here. Down here. But which way is down? And how much does down weigh? Well, down weighs about a hundredth of a gram per cubic centimeter. It is light and airy which makes it a great source of insulation and buoyancy for water birds but if you let go of down... It falls down. So that's which way down is. It's the direction gravity is pulling everything in. Now, for someone on the other side of the Earth, my down is their up. But where are falling things going? Why do things fall? Are they being pushed, or pulled, or is it because of time travel? First things first: let's turn the Sun into a black hole. We can do that using universe sandbox 2, this simulator will blow your mind. I love it. In fact, I love it so much I p...
