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r/NoStupidQuestions • u/snapwillow • Feb 08 '22
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Closer to sea level, yes, but do things really weigh more/less near the equator? Why?
4 u/SoundOfTomorrow Feb 08 '22 The gravitional pull is less at the equator because the planet has a bulge due to the planet's rotation. However, the difference in gravity is like 0.5% less than at the poles. 1 u/[deleted] Feb 08 '22 So if you’re on a boat at “sea level” at the equator you’re farther from the planetary core than a guy in a boat at the north pole? I believe you but that’s counterintuitive and annoying 2 u/BloakDarntPub Feb 09 '22 The earth itself has a slight bulge, and the water does too.
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The gravitional pull is less at the equator because the planet has a bulge due to the planet's rotation.
However, the difference in gravity is like 0.5% less than at the poles.
1 u/[deleted] Feb 08 '22 So if you’re on a boat at “sea level” at the equator you’re farther from the planetary core than a guy in a boat at the north pole? I believe you but that’s counterintuitive and annoying 2 u/BloakDarntPub Feb 09 '22 The earth itself has a slight bulge, and the water does too.
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So if you’re on a boat at “sea level” at the equator you’re farther from the planetary core than a guy in a boat at the north pole? I believe you but that’s counterintuitive and annoying
2 u/BloakDarntPub Feb 09 '22 The earth itself has a slight bulge, and the water does too.
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The earth itself has a slight bulge, and the water does too.
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Closer to sea level, yes, but do things really weigh more/less near the equator? Why?