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Why does gravity pull us down and not up?

  • Written by Mario Borunda, Associate Professor of Physics, Oklahoma State University
imageGravity feels like it's pulling everything toward Earth, but why?AdventurePhoto/E+ via WikimediaCommonsimage

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Why does gravity pull us down and not up? - Gracie, age 9, Brookline, Massachusetts

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