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    2 days ago

    “down” is “just” a name for the direction everything falls.

    Why do things fall? What happened to “a body at rest stays at rest”?

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      1 day ago

      What happened to “a body at rest stays at rest”?

      If no net forces are applied to that body. That’s what.

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        1 day ago

        I think you may have taken me too seriously, but if so that’s a very dismissive response. I think your reply would be improved by describing at least one (nigh-universal, so it applies to “things” in general) force and saying why it exists.