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jaypee
What is gravatational energy?
Gravitational Energy
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chroot
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There is no such thing as 'gravitational energy.'
There is, however, a quantity called gravitational potential energy, which is just the energy released when a mass moves from some initial height to a lower height. In other words, it's a measure of how much energy will be released when you drop a brick on your toe.
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There is, however, a quantity called gravitational potential energy, which is just the energy released when a mass moves from some initial height to a lower height. In other words, it's a measure of how much energy will be released when you drop a brick on your toe.
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it's a measure of how much energy will be released when you drop a brick on your toe.
Would that be the "ouch" factor?
*Yes, I know that was bad.*
Would that be the "ouch" factor?
*Yes, I know that was bad.*
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Perhaps you mean gravity waves?