Timeline for Why in Newton's law of gravity, we do $M_1 \times M_2$ and not $M_1 + M_2$?
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| Oct 12, 2013 at 14:59 | comment | added | Maja Piechotka | @Stupid: It doesn't matter of action is spooky or non-spooky. The idea is that you can combine 2 objects together. If you can then to keeps things consistent you get the multiplicative formula. See also Ilmari answer. | |
| Oct 12, 2013 at 14:21 | comment | added | Stupid | @us2012 We can't taught of gravity as a direct non-spooky action at a distance force. | |
| Oct 12, 2013 at 13:54 | comment | added | us2012 | What distinguishes "normal forces" from gravity in your opinion? How is what Maciej describes "not gravity"? | |
| Oct 12, 2013 at 13:51 | comment | added | Stupid | That is normal forces, not gravity. | |
| Oct 12, 2013 at 13:16 | history | answered | Maja Piechotka | CC BY-SA 3.0 |