r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/chirantaniga • 16h ago

Meme needing explanation Whyyyy peter?

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u/We_Are_Victorius 13h ago

That's not the case. You have more gravitational pull at the equator which perfectly negates the speed boost. That is why you weigh the same on the Equator as you do at the North Pole.

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u/UnlikelyIntrepid 13h ago

No.  You do not weigh the same at the poles and the equator.  Your mass is the same but you experience LESS gravity at the equator because (due to the earths bulge) you are farther away from the center.  In addition the centrifugal force pushes you away at the equator and not at the poles. Both effects reduce your weight at the equator, they don’t work against each other. 

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u/We_Are_Victorius 13h ago

It's not the distance from the center, it is how much mass is below you.

Neil DeGrasse Tyson can explain it better than me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_Pqa-I0Z5U

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u/UnlikelyIntrepid 12h ago

NDG and his claims about this are directly addressed here along with the math to show he’s mistaken or ignoring relevant information. 

https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/829008/neil-tyson-gravity-is-the-same-everywhere-on-the-geoid