Alain <ele### [at] netscapenet> wrote:
> Stephen nous apporta ses lumieres en ce 2007/11/12 09:04:
> > "Thomas de Groot" <t.d### [at] internlDOTnet> wrote:
> >> How does sand flow in the absence of gravity...?
> >>
> >> Thomas
> >
> > Why would there not be gravity in space?
> > Isn’t it gravity that keeps the stars and planets in orbit?
> > Don’t
> >
> >
> > Stephen
> >
> >
> Absolutely, but when you are free floating in space, you don't feel any.
> If you don't stand on a surface that is stationary relative to the dominent
> gravity, the sand could'nt flow, as the glass is affected in exactly the same
> amount as the sand.
>

But an Hourglass is a mystical object and the sand is dragged along by the
passing of time.
I thought that everyone knew that :)


Stephen

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