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From: colonel@gloria.UUCP (George Sicherman)
Newsgroups: net.philosophy
Subject: Re: Gravity anyone?
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Date: Thu, 16-Aug-84 22:08:57 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug 16 22:08:57 1984
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>>	How do you "explain" gravity?  Are gravitons sent to and fro?
>>	Why don't they cancel each other out if the masses are equal?
>>	How fast should gravity waves travel? Just the speed of light?
>>	Is mass the cause of gravity or does the movement of the
>>	gravitons create the effect of mass?

I like this explanation, quoted in DeMorgan's _Budget of Paradoxes_:

	"Gravity is caused by the earth moving so fast that it draws
	everything to itself, like a train when you stand close to
	the track."

-- 
Col. G. L. Sicherman
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