So, I learned in physics class at school in the UK that the value of acceleration due to gravity is a constant called g and that it was 9.81m/s^2. I knew that this value is not a true constant as it is affected by terrain and location. However I didn’t know that it can be so significantly different as to be 9.776 m/s^2 in Kuala Lumpur for example. I’m wondering if a different value is told to children in school that is locally relevant for them? Or do we all use the value I learned?

  • @rifugee
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    71 year ago

    This is the askscience community, what do you expect? :)

    • TheMurphy
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      41 year ago

      At least the guys in here knows their shit. Impressive.