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Offline Nick

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Sideways gravity
« on: January 02, 2010, 11:36:22 AM »
I know that gravity is useful, generally speaking, so that we don't all fly off into space and such, BUT!!

I have dropped several things this morning: some coins, my phone, a pill - natually I look straight down expecting to see that gravity has faithfully delivered them vertically towards the centre of hte earth. But no, once they hit the floor they instantly leap off in some other direction and go under something so I have to go a-grovelling about under beds, ovens and so on.

Is Physics silent on this overloooooooked universal force?  cussing:
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Re: Sideways gravity
« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2010, 11:39:36 AM »
It is a known phenomenon ........... My first born was a direct result of (i) a dropped pill (ii) a sheepskin bedside rug (iii) her looking for aforementioned dropped pill without putting her PJs on first.  redface:
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Re: Sideways gravity
« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2010, 11:47:27 AM »
Quote from: Snoopy on January 02, 2010, 11:39:36 AM
It is a known phenomenon ........... My first born was a direct result of (i) a dropped pill (ii) a sheepskin bedside rug (iii) her looking for aforementioned dropped pill without putting her PJs on first.  redface:


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On her hands and knees I presume!  cloud9:

Ahhhh, memories, such sweet memories, never to be repeated. noooo:
 Makes me all sad now. cry:
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Re: Sideways gravity
« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2010, 11:48:16 AM »
Well he is a dog  whistle:


ANd now another thread hits the gutter  noooo:
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Re: Sideways gravity
« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2010, 11:48:42 AM »
 evil:
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Re: Sideways gravity
« Reply #5 on: January 02, 2010, 11:54:14 AM »
Bliss. Still remembering here like. I've gone into a trance..... cloud9:
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Re: Sideways gravity
« Reply #6 on: January 02, 2010, 11:58:27 AM »
TBH had I known the troubles that boy would cause me over the years I'd have had second thoughts ............ but then again she did have a cute arse and I was 20 so I probably would have done the same thing anyway.  redface:


Never did find that pill either.
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Re: Sideways gravity
« Reply #7 on: January 02, 2010, 12:48:41 PM »
To return to the OP ~ my tale is directly related to the sideways gravity effect. A pill dropped onto a sheepskin rug should not bounce. It should be there, directly below the point from which it fell and be findable ................ so why wasn't it?
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Re: Sideways gravity
« Reply #8 on: January 02, 2010, 01:23:13 PM »
Her cunning plan worked?  rubschin:
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Re: Sideways gravity
« Reply #9 on: January 02, 2010, 01:26:07 PM »
She always denied that ..... in fact it was one more example of my wrongdoings that she cited at the divorce nearly 20 years later.  "Taking advantage of her" she called it ~ they never forget anything.  surrender:
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Re: Sideways gravity
« Reply #10 on: January 02, 2010, 08:50:15 PM »
I suspect they write it all down.
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Re: Sideways gravity
« Reply #11 on: January 02, 2010, 09:07:13 PM »
No - it is just a very elaborate filtering system  whistle:

We retain any useful information that would appear seemingly useless to the modern man  lol:
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Re: Sideways gravity
« Reply #12 on: January 02, 2010, 10:44:11 PM »
Is the rug made up and the first Mrs Snoopy was in fact a sheep?
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Re: Sideways gravity
« Reply #13 on: January 03, 2010, 01:45:59 AM »
Quote from: Miss Demeanor on January 02, 2010, 09:07:13 PM
No - it is just a very elaborate filtering system  whistle:

We retain any useful information that would appear seemingly useless to the modern man  lol:

I find that the increasing forgetfulness of the older gentleman makes the past much easier to live with.

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Re: Sideways gravity
« Reply #14 on: January 03, 2010, 09:17:01 AM »
Quote from: Mr Happy on January 02, 2010, 10:44:11 PM
Is the rug made up and the first Mrs Snoopy was in fact a sheep?


Would that it had been  noooo:
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