Recent content by M.Decart

I actually read that wikipedia page a lot more than you think, and read way more resources on that subject, yet still couldn't find a clear answer. I wish you clarify it for me if you know more than I do. And you are right I might've not been accurate when I used the word "repulsion", I meant...

Exactly! This is what I'm trying to say, thus we have two scenarios: 1- If you imagine the force of gravity as a force that makes each mass pull the other mass towards it, then the analogy of the tug of war game should apply accurately, the sum of the two opposing equal forces is zero. 2- If...

thank you both for bothering to reply, but I really don't think that what you said is true, and you can try it. let two people tie the rope around their bellies and start pulling each other opposite ways, if their pull (force of gravity) is equal they will not move at all!

I didn't study physics in college nor any other science major, but I love physics and read a lot about it. Still I find troubling contradictions in my understanding of Newton's interpretation of gravity. For starters, how can the force of gravity be directly proportional to the two masses? If...