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Mapping Gravity

Posted by michael on from the slim-fast dept.

overThruster writes: "No, you don't need to drink the water... Gravity is less strong in India--enough so that you weigh almost 1% less there. See BBC story about NASA's gravity map." Here's another story about the mission, and the GRACE home page (or NASA's less-informative page).

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  1. Yeah but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Is this a fp or is it not?

  2. Let me get this straight... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The worst terrorist attack in recorded history occurred on September 11th, and now we're involved in a WAR against Islam and you people have the gall to be discussing mapping gravity???? My *god*, people, GET SOME PRIORITIES!

    The bodies of the thousands of innocent civilians who died (and will die) in these unprecedented events could give a good god damn about Newton's laws, your childish Lego models, your nerf toy guns and whining about the lack of a "fun" workplace, your Everquest/Diablo/D&D fixation, the latest Cowboy Bebop rerun, or any of the other ways you are "getting on with your life" (here's a hint: watching Cowboy Bebop in your jammies and eating a bowl of Shreddies is *not* "getting on with your life"). The souls of the victims are watching in horror as you people squander your finite, precious time on this earth playing video games!

    You people disgust me!

    1. Re:Let me get this straight... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      This troll is getting old. Either come up with something interesting, or switch to first posting like all the other bad trolls.

    2. Re:Let me get this straight... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      GENERIC TROLL REPLY FORM

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  3. ... by BrianGa · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    1% of 500lbs is...

  4. oh that's why by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I had always thought they weighed less because they lived in the streets and ate rats for food...

    1. Re:oh that's why by man_ls · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      That's so racist, but that's funny. India's not a place I'd care to go to eat, that's for sure. I hate curry, too.

    2. Re:oh that's why by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Judging by your post, you seem to think that's a bad thing.

    3. Re:oh that's why by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Confirmed, he never has been out of the U.S.

  5. Also by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You'd get better deals on weed, hash, etc.

  6. Re:Launches... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    God damn fucking moderators. Again this shows why slashdot sucks. Moderators should moderate posts *UP* not down unless they're blatant trolls like f1st p0st3rs! Moderating a good post down as redundant because you've seen another post say something similar is bullshit.