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Tag: Newtonian

Running on water: On the earth and on the moon

January 9, 2014 Marc Abrahams

It would be even better on the moon. Yes, here on earth you can run atop a pool of water-mixed-with-cornstarch, as people are doing in this video: But you could also run atop a pool of pure water—if you and that water were somewhere that has weaker gravity. The moon is one such place.  An […]

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