IDK how gravity or topology works.

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[–] 15 points 3 months ago (2 children)

that's assuming Earth has uniform gravity, which is not the case either locally (due to changes in density of the composition of the earth) or due to earth bulging at the equator

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  • [–] 0 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Is it more or less at the equator? And does altitude affect it?

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    Less gravity at the equator than the poles because of a combo of the earths bulge and spin

    And less gravity at altitude

    Granted the difference between pole and equator is like 0.5% and the difference at the peak of Mount Everest and sea level is even less, I just find gravimetry fascinating since I was a kid watching Mythbusters

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