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I feel like the child should fall at a shallower angle from horizontal. There must be some way to do a punnet square for these things...
 
I feel like the child should fall at a shallower angle from horizontal. There must be some way to do a punnet square for these things...
 
[[User:BruceJohnJennerLawso|BruceJohnJennerLawso]] ([[User talk:BruceJohnJennerLawso|talk]]) 22:47, 8 November 2013 (UTC)
 
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The "when he was restrained, it grew erratic" seems to imply that gravity always pulls him horizontally to the surface he's on. Otherwise, he would be able to stand on a wall, instead of bouncing around. This is one weird kind of gravity.[[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.7|108.162.219.7]] 20:10, 26 February 2014 (UTC)

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I feel like the child should fall at a shallower angle from horizontal. There must be some way to do a punnet square for these things... BruceJohnJennerLawso (talk) 22:47, 8 November 2013 (UTC)

The "when he was restrained, it grew erratic" seems to imply that gravity always pulls him horizontally to the surface he's on. Otherwise, he would be able to stand on a wall, instead of bouncing around. This is one weird kind of gravity.108.162.219.7 20:10, 26 February 2014 (UTC)