No

I didn't say the rocket would be _good_

We need to prove that gravity is a force independent of static electricity

Do we _really_ have to go back and do the Cavendish experiment?

That's lame as hell

i think that electric increase in height has something to do with it

@Fading You don't have to

hmmm

@Superiorna_Artiljerija we need to prove that is the case

By replacing the lead balls with a material inert to static electricity

Lead is a pretty bad conductor, is it not?

@Fading it's still a conducter

So you want to dispel all doubt by using something perfectly insulating?

We know it is gravity if we calculate a similar gravitational constant

No it's a good conductor hence why it's used in car batteries

It's used in car batteries for a battery reaction, not for it's conduction

It is static electricity if the gravitational constant we calculate is noticably different

redox reaction* not battery reaction, sorry it's been a while since org chem

@Human Sheeple I assume you're talking about lead-acid batteries?

Lead has a conductivity of 4.55 x 10^6 S/m at 20 degrees C

Ah okay not as low as I thought

That's one order of magnitude LESS than copper

However Teflon has a conductivity of 10^-25 S/m which makes Lead 31 orders of magnitude better conductivity

hi good morning Human

nice

So if we use the same mass for the balls and they attract at the same speed it proves gravity and disproves Sheeple's 6 law

I kind of came into this discussion late so all I really now is we're not trusting the Cavendish experiment for some reason

Something to do with electricity I guess

Which is cool, who is gonna build the apparatus?

@Fading Sheeple suggests that the Cavendish experiment is not a result of gravity but the rods nearing the lead balls via static electricity

The Cavendish experiment is alright though keep in mind that usually you ought to work with no external forces such as friction or torque which isn't always the case

@The Gwench Send full pfp please

ha i was watching Arwijn show too

@Bannebie can you clarify what you mean by "work with no external forces"?

@Fading Sheeple wants me to do it in the dark too lol

Didn't Cavendish also do it in a pretty isolated thick enclosure which was then inside a building he stood outside of?

Aka ideal environment. The classic *weightless string, no friction, assume π=3* stuff

So how exactly would you do that, considering that is precisely what you said, _ideal_ ?

Lead balls are the only problem according to Sheeple and that can be easily accommodated for

Also aren't there better versions of the Cavendish experiment anyway? My education is hazy but i thought it was improved upon later

well if they changed it, it couldn't hide anything