clipka <ano### [at] anonymousorg> wrote:
> That's /one/ way to interpret the observable effects of gravity, but the 
> force of gravity is not necessarily the /cause/ of the movement, but may 
> instead be just the result of trying to /counter/ that movement. 
> Remember how inertia is not caused by some force of inertia, but instead 
> a force of inertia is caused by trying to counter the inertial movement.

  I don't understand.

  At every single point in the rod you have an acceleration downwards of
about 9.8 m/s^2 due to gravity.

  What exactly is the force in the opposite direction counteracting this?

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