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DearAmbellina2113 · 41-45, F
I believe the position of planets do have an influence on how we are. We have water and minerals in our bodies....minerals and water are always affected by what the universe is doing. It's nature.
MaBalzEsHari · M
@DearAmbellina2113 Lunar gravity maybe............but the amount of it we would ever feel from any other planet in our solar system would be so negligible that it could never affect our body.
DearAmbellina2113 · 41-45, F
@MaBalzEsHari we are made of the same stuff the universe is made of. I don't discount the possibility that everything affects us. Birth charts are far too accurate to totally dismiss.
MaBalzEsHari · M
@DearAmbellina2113 ........................or too generalized to be right on at least one or two things about everyone.
DearAmbellina2113 · 41-45, F
@MaBalzEsHari not generalized at all, if you go past the sun sign and into the entire birth chart. There's way more to it than "Oh I'm a Gemini."
MaBalzEsHari · M
@DearAmbellina2113 If u say so. ;-) ;-)
ElwoodBlues · M
@MaBalzEsHari
Mars' closest approach to Earth is about 34 million miles, so how does its gravity compare with a passing car 3.4 feet away?
Mars is about 5x10^10 farther away (5000ft/mile)x(10^6miles)x(34/3.4)
Mars weighs about 6.4x10^20 tons.
Let's say it's a two ton car, 3.4 feet away. Since gravity falls off inversely with the square of distance, one ton of Mars has [5x10^10]^2 less influence than one ton of car. But Mars has 6.4x10^20 tons, so all of Mars has 6.4/(25x2) as much gravitational pull as that car, or about 1/8 as much pull (note, I picked 3.4 feet to make the 10^20 values cancel).
Put the car ten feet away, and it's pull is roughly equal to Mars. Replace the car with a 20 ton truck 30 feet away, and it's pull is roughly equal to Mars. Interesting result, no?
One other thought: some might argue that it's not the direct gravitational forces from the influencing planet but rather the tidal forces. As it happens, tidal forces fall off inversely with the cube of distance, which means the tidal forces of Mars on the human body are truly negligible.
.but the amount of it we would ever feel from any other planet in our solar system would be so negligible
I just did the math on that 'cause I'm that kind of guy.Mars' closest approach to Earth is about 34 million miles, so how does its gravity compare with a passing car 3.4 feet away?
Mars is about 5x10^10 farther away (5000ft/mile)x(10^6miles)x(34/3.4)
Mars weighs about 6.4x10^20 tons.
Let's say it's a two ton car, 3.4 feet away. Since gravity falls off inversely with the square of distance, one ton of Mars has [5x10^10]^2 less influence than one ton of car. But Mars has 6.4x10^20 tons, so all of Mars has 6.4/(25x2) as much gravitational pull as that car, or about 1/8 as much pull (note, I picked 3.4 feet to make the 10^20 values cancel).
Put the car ten feet away, and it's pull is roughly equal to Mars. Replace the car with a 20 ton truck 30 feet away, and it's pull is roughly equal to Mars. Interesting result, no?
One other thought: some might argue that it's not the direct gravitational forces from the influencing planet but rather the tidal forces. As it happens, tidal forces fall off inversely with the cube of distance, which means the tidal forces of Mars on the human body are truly negligible.
MaBalzEsHari · M
@ElwoodBlues As i said.