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koolala
7 months ago
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A wonderful coincidence or an expected connection:...
Sounds universal. Get a different value on the Moon? Of course... pi squares differently on the moon :)
theginger
7 months ago
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The arbitrary length pendulum with a period of 2 seconds which is your unit of length, (or 1 Catholic meter) is much shorter on the moon. In local Catholic meters gravity would be pi squared Catholic meters / second. As it would on any planet.
koolala
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I think I understand. Distance scales with Planet Size? That actually makes a lot of sense.
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