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To: KoRn
I wonder why the gravity from such a large planet doesn’t just pull the rings into it.

Yeah, and I wonder why the gravity from the Earth doesn't just "pull" the Moon into it? And why doesn't the gravity from the Sun - which constitutes approx. 99.8% of the mass of the entire Solar System - just "pull" all the planets into it?!

/s

Regards,

16 posted on 09/21/2014 12:13:59 PM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: alexander_busek
Newton's law of universal gravitation is supposed to explain everything, but he starts with the notion that every particle attracts every other particle.

But why? Why don't they just mind their own business instead of attracting other particles?

17 posted on 09/21/2014 1:08:17 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: alexander_busek

Was just a question. If you know the answer, just tell me, rather than being sarcastic about it. Science and physics isn’t within the stronger part of my knowledge base. When I don’t know something, I simply just ask. :p


18 posted on 09/21/2014 1:53:00 PM PDT by KoRn (Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
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