# I heard a theory....might be logical

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**Created:** [April 25, 2006, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-heard-a-theory-might-be-logical/186925 "2006-04-25T13:03:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Yeldarb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/51bf81/32.png) [@Yeldarb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yeldarb)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-heard-a-theory-might-be-logical/186925/21 "2006-04-25T20:48:17Z")

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[QUOTE=λ]It depends entirely on your definition of perfectly still. Perfectly still relative to what? Relative to the Sun? Relative to the centre of the Earth? Relative to the centre of the universe? I’m still right now relative the centre of the earth, but most certainly not to the sun or the centre of the universe.

And also, you’re not weightless in orbit because of a lack of gravity, you’re weightless in orbit because you’re technically in a freefall. Here’s a good page on the topic: [link](http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/Class/circles/u6l4d.html)[/QUOTE]  
Exactly right, that’s what I was going to post, it’s all about relativity.

Except you’re not standing still relative to the center of the earth 😉 (Unless you’re at a pole)

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**Author:** ![RabBell](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/rabbell/32/340_2.png) [@RabBell](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RabBell)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-heard-a-theory-might-be-logical/186925/22 "2006-04-25T21:35:28Z")

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this is gonna sound weird to some but, thanks guys all your answers actually helped clear that up for me 🙂

thanks in particular to thelonephonenix, gave this a lot of thought

:thumb:

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**Author:** ![Phenex](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/phenex/32/686_2.png) [@Phenex](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Phenex)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2006, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-heard-a-theory-might-be-logical/186925/23 "2006-04-25T21:37:38Z")

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No problem buddy… Any theoretical physics problem… Shoot it… I’ll try to make the worst of it :lol:

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