What is the speed of gravity?

[vortec]

hey all...does anyone know what the speed of gravity is?

 

[Mr. Robin Parsons]

Originally posted by Michael D. Sewell
Just a second, I'll check. THUD!
OUCH! 186,400 miles/sec

Thats funny, I only started going 9 meters per second...per second...persecond...persecond...

PS I don't know of anyone who has actually achieved a measurement for gravity, itself, but we know it induces accelerations in matter and is probably in the lighspeed (+/- a little bit, maybe) range...

But do you like our sense(s) of humor?

 

[jimmy p]

if you must know it is slightly slower than the speed of light.

 

[Chen]

Originally posted by Michael D. Sewell
velocity = acceleration x time

No, actually, acceleration x time is the change in velocity, not the velocity itself.

 

[Chen]

Originally posted by Michael D. Sewell
True enough.

Where do you live by the way? 9.0824 $\frac{m}{{sec}^2}$ is a bit low...

 

[zoobyshoe]

Originally posted by Chen
Where do you live by the way? 9.0824 $\frac{m}{{sec}^2}$ is a bit low...

Mr. Robin Parsons is in charge of keeping gravity within tolerance everywhere. Sometimes he plays with the dials to create mischief.

 

[Mr. Robin Parsons]

Originally posted by zoobyshoe
Mr. Robin Parsons is in charge of keeping gravity within tolerance everywhere. Sometimes he plays with the dials to create mischief.

SHHHHHH! (did you talk to Bad ***?)

 

[vortec]

i heard this somewhere that the speed of gravity is instantanious..
what are your thoughts on this. please forgive the spelling..lol

 

[Chen]

Originally posted by vortec
i heard this somewhere that the speed of gravity is instantanious..
what are your thoughts on this. please forgive the spelling..lol

https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=16216&perpage=20&pagenumber=5
Second post and onwards.

 

[Mr. Robin Parsons]

Shyne road? on the left? consider it fixed!

 

[Chen]

Originally posted by Michael D. Sewell
Sorry, it's been a long day. Is 32.174 ft/sec/sec ok? Do you like 9.8066 m/sec/sec better? I live on Shyne Road, first house on the left.

Well, normally g is taken to be 9.81 m/s^2. But you might find it to be 9.08 if you go on a high mountain or something, hence my question.