"Black Turban wrote:
I think escape velocity is a considerable factor here.
Nope, has nothing to do with escape velocity.
"umar123 wrote:
Since you mentioned the answer I kinda figured it out.
Centripetal force i guess. Or was is it called centrifugal force. Basically the person on top of the roof ll be like a ball tied to a string(the building in this case) and rotated. There will be an inward force that ll act like gravity.
This is guess work. Lol.
Centripetal force i guess. Or was is it called centrifugal force. Basically the person on top of the roof ll be like a ball tied to a string(the building in this case) and rotated. There will be an inward force that ll act like gravity.
This is guess work. Lol.
You're closer, but still not correct.
Think about it, why exactly would the astronauts orbiting the earth in the ISS be floating, but you would not be floating on the roof of a very high building, despite being the same height as them? You would still feel basically the same gravity as you would feel down at sea level, so is gravity "turned off' for them, and not you? Or is it something else...
I'll let you figure it out.
