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Gravity on the surface of Earth is calculated to be 9.8 m²/s, but since the Earth is spinning there should be an equivalent opposing centripetal force. So does that mean the g that we feel is actually less than 9.8 m²?

by /u/WiseShepherd in /r/askscience

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