Difference between revisions of "Gravity"

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Gravity is a fundamental force of the universe accelerates massive objects toward each other.

Let us say that your object is accelerating at 400 g's (like HIBEX).

Figuring out its acceleration in meters per second per second (m/s²) can be done by the following calculation:

400 g * 9.80665 m/s² = 3,922.66 m/s²

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 ==Reference Figures==
-*Standard Gravity on Earth: 9.80665 m/s² = One Gee.
+*Standard Gravity on Earth: 9.80665 m/s² = 1 ''g''
 *Gravity on Earth's Moon: 1.622 m/s²
 *Gravity on Mars: 3.71 m/s²
-==Calculating Gees==
+==Converting from ''g'' to m/s&sup2;==
-Let us say that your object is accelerating at 400 Gs (like [[HIBEX]]).
+Let us say that your object is accelerating at 400 ''g'''s (like [[HIBEX]]).
-Figuring out it's acceleration in meters per second, or m/s can be done by the following calculation:
+Figuring out its acceleration in meters per second per second (m/s&sup2;) can be done by the following calculation:
-* 9.80665 = 3,922.66 m/s²
+''g'' * 9.80665 m/s&sup2; = 3,922.66 m/s²
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