Why doesn't the sky fall?

[Dean Pappas]

You mean it isn't falling?
I will be signing off the forum, nearer the end of the week, for the family vacation. I will be in central Europe, and I hope to visit Sant Yan for semi-finals and finals days. 
I'll let you know what I see. But I am certain that the sky *is* falling ... it always has been, and will always continue to do so. There was this chicken that told me so!
later,
    Dean
 

Dean Pappas 
Sr. Design Engineer 
Kodeos Communications 
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South Plainfield, N.J. 07080 
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From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf Of J.Oddino
Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 2:16 PM
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Subject: Why doesn't the sky fall?


I thought it was time to stir the pot while we wait for the results from the Worlds.
Can anyone explain why gravity doesn't pull all the air molecules down to earth?  Are they lighter than space?  What is their mean speed?
I don't think this will help answer the weathervaning question and won't help us fly any better but I thought it might be fun.
Jim O

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