So, it has been a rough couple of weeks here in the household. The election really took a turn that I did not want nor expect. It has been a difficult place to be mentally and emotionally. It has been… ugh.
Well, enough of that. So, in light of the recent events… the topic for this week’s post is “Gravity.” Thanks to ChatGPT for the questions. I asked ChatGPT for 20 regular questions and then 20 questions with the temperature cranked up to make them a bit more random. These 20 questions are an amalgamation of the 2 lists.
Here we go. Let’s answer some questions.
1. What was your first memory of encountering gravity?
One of the few memories I can still bring forward. I was in the backyard of the on base housing at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, AL. I was sliding down the slide but the neighbor kid was at the base of the slide and would not move. So I slid down the slide into the kid, and he landed on me and bit my nose. I think I was 3. The kid fell on me after I slid down the slide. Gravity!
2. How does specific gravity help us determine alcohol content in drinks, and what’s the science behind it?
Specific Gravity is a measure of relative density. Alcohol is less dense than pure water, so specific gravity is used to determine the % alcohol in a beverage, For example, a 100 proof alcohol would have a specific gravity (according to the internet charts) of 12/13 (.9230…).
3. How does gravity impact space travel beyond Earth’s atmosphere?
Outside of the atmosphere of the planet, gravity (as we typically measure it) doesn’t really become and issue any more. Outside of the atmosphere, the ability for something to accelerate away from the planet becomes infinitely (not really infinitely, it’s calculable) easier. Technically outside of the gravitational well of the Earth, it is considered microgravity, if I remember correctly.
4. Does gravity shape your day-to-day activities or choices?
Well… it shapes everything we, as a species do. There really is not a way to quantify the influences of gravity on our activities and choices, because, so far, gravity has been a constant in all of them. As far as we know, gravity may be absolutely necessary for life, much less intelligent life.
5. In what ways do you feel the “gravity” of a serious situation?
Usually it feels like a weight of emotion that you feel in the pit of your stomach or on your shoulders.
6. Is gravity an invisible force, or can you perceive it directly?
It is an invisible force, so we can only measure the effects of its existence. Even the measuring of gravitational waves relies on observing the perturbations of the path of a set of lasers.
7. Do emotional “gravities” — like attraction or passion — have their own kind of pull?
Of course they do. Everyone has that one friend (that person may be your significant other) that you just feel pulled towards. They have an (doesn’t have to be romantic) attractiveness to them, and your passion for certain activities and things keeps drawing you back toward them. Drawing for me is one of those. Even whennI stepped away from it for 15 years, I came back.
8. How would you describe the gravity of a life-changing moment?
If the moment has enough gravitas to it, it will start to influence how you do things. IT will be a specific event that you can point to as the change between “the before times” and “the after times.”
9. What’s your understanding of a “gravitational wave,” and do they exist in other aspects of life?
Gravitational waves are the actual bending and flexing of space-time due to gravitational forces interacting with each other. We can only perceive Gravitational Waves for massive gravity interactions, but they should even occur due to the interaction between my fingers and the keyboard. They just are extremely imperceptible or even measurable. “Do they exist in other aspects of life?” That is an interesting caveat to the question. Gravitational waves are part of how we define the universe around us using physics. So, yes and no
10. Do you think gravity is holding the universe together or just keeping it apart?
Yes
11. Could we create a new sport where gravity was unpredictable, and what would it be called?
We are not a clever species. It would be called “Gravityball.” The league would be either the Major League Gravityball or the National Gravityball League.
12. How would *Gravity* the movie have ended if there were no gravity at all in space?
There really is not truthfully “gravity” in effect during the movie “Gravity.” It would have been more accurately called “Orbital Mechanics,” but that is a shit movie name… That being said, the 3-Body Problem exists in multiple media forms now (books, audio, and Netflix series).
13. Could a person have such an “intense gravity” that they pull entire rooms toward them?
Maybe? I think that person would have a much harder time not sinking into the ground instead of having a room bend towards them.
14. If it existed, what would be the flavor profile of gravity — does it taste heavy, sweet, or metallic?
Gravity is lightly salted.
15. If feelings could be weighted, which would have the most “gravitational pull”?
Love…. or maybe indigestion.
16. What’s more powerful: gravity or magnetism, and can they ever coexist in one phenomenon?
Magnetism is significantly stronger than gravity. My favorite force category is “Spooky action at a distance” though.
17. Do animals sense gravity differently than we do?
Maybe. I know there are animals that sense magnetism in a way that we cannot, but since gravity is pretty constant in the world where all animals live (that we know of) I don’t think there is much need to “sense” gravity.
18. How does the gravity of a silence compare to the weight of a loud sound?
I like this one. I like this question a bunch. A loud sound you can feel. It can hit you like a weight. You can feel it in your bones, but silence is always there, sometimes you just have to remove things to experience it.
19. What’s one way gravity might be an unseen force in our thoughts?
I am sure that there are some chemical interactions between the synapses in the brain that require gravity to have them work at their most optimal capacity, but not anything that has been measured or tested to my limited knowledge.
20. Gravity… what goes up?
I don’t know. What?
Oh… I thought it was a joke.
To recap:
It’s allgoing to Hell in a handbasket
I don’t think everyone is aware of the gravity of the electoral decisions that have recently been made
I know we are going to grow a vegetable garden
Shot is about to go off the rails
Trying to draw more again
Need to make it into a daily practice again
Crappy Notecard Sketch Card commissions are open
Contact me if you want one… they are super cheap
I was surprised that ChatPT did not ask me any questions about Gravity Falls
Yet, I am not surprised as well
ChatGPT is both good and terrible at cultural references
Bet I could train a client up if I had a subscription to ChatGPT
My sleep hygiene is terrible right now
I roll into bed around 1 and finally settle down around 2:30/3
Up in the morning to get stuff done
I have a list of topic for 20 Questions now
So, I should be able to post fairly consistently
I would still love for somebody to start up a 20 Q interview with me
I truly love the interviews
And they are harder to set up in the 2020’s than they were in the 2000’s and 2010’s
Celebrities and people of interest were more easily approachable and candid in their digital existences
Looking for some celebs,on their field experts, low/mid tier influencers who would like to answer 20 dumb questions from me
I do love asking peeps questions
Do the Substack thing
Or subscribe via Medium
Hell, Imma start off a subreddit check it out at r/20QuestionsTuesday
I made that reddit account 10 years ago
Haven’t really done much with it though
not even really to just lurk
Heck I even had a profile on Del.ici.us
Good lord I am old