On 23-11-2010 17:12, Darren New wrote:
> Le_Forgeron wrote:
>> What if, instead, it was just the universe which was repelling, and the
>> "mass" of the other object was in fact a shield against that repulsion.
>
> Already considered and tested. You would weigh less on the "back" of the
> earth than the "front" because the earth was blocking repulsion
> particles that are assumedly not moving along with the earth in its orbit.
>
> Also, the "everything is expanding, so if you jump you don't fall but
> rather the earth and your feet expand towards each other" theory can be
> trivially disproven as well.
>
>> Hence there is no graviton to find for the "fifth" force.
>> It's just made up from the known ones (the 4 united...)
>
> I'm pretty sure gravity is one of four, not five. :-)
>

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