Little Blog vs Isaac Newton (or Gravity Defied) October 2, 2007
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Little Blog has learned to swim on her back. But now she is very worried. Her thoughtful expression finally erupts as she turns to Mom.
“Mommy, what is that thing that pulls you to the Earth?”
Mom ponders the question for a moment, before realising Little Blog is not talking about monsters under the bed.
“”Do you mean gravity, Little Blog?”
Little Blog: “Yes,that thing.”
Mom: “What about it, Little Blog?”
Little Blog: “Well, it doesn’t work.”
Mom: “What do you mean, Little Blog?”
Little Blog: “When I float on my back in the pool, if that gravity thing was working, I couldn’t float like that. Otherwise why can I float? Gravity isn’t working.”
(News Flash: Government to probe violation of Laws of Motion)
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