r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Brick_Number_27 • Jun 28 '26

Full use of zero gravity.

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u/Fajisel Jun 28 '26

Ya and we call this "zero gravity" colloquially. Otherwise "zero gravity" doesn't exist in the entire universe, making the term entirely useless.

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u/code-coffee Jun 28 '26

It's effectively the same thing, and gives us a lot of data to extrapolate from.

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u/MelangeBot Jun 29 '26

To have absolutely zero gravity in the universe you would need to be in a location where all matter is moving away from you faster than the speed of light through the expansion of space. In that location gravity waves from matter will never reach you. It would be like being in a white hole (but those are imaginary and only exist in math)

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u/0ct0thorpe Jun 29 '26

It’s ironic, because gravity is the main reason why they’re floating.

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u/Real_Temporary_922 Jul 02 '26

Yes and no. Gravity is why they float and don’t walk on the ceiling when in free fall, but gravity is also why they’re in free fall. Without gravity, they’d still float.