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If Gravitational force exists between two persons standing next to each othet why don't we feel it?

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The person not pulled towards the other person because the gravitational pull between each person and the earth is much, much more massive than that between each person .

We know that the gravitational force is calculated as F=G.M.m/d2F=G.M.m/d2where ‘M’ is the mass of the greater body and ‘m’, the mass of smaller body. We know that the mass of earth is obviously thousands of times more than that of any thing in existence, so that is one factor why we are not pulled towards the other person or things as that the mass is much lesser.

Another thing, that the distance between us and the earth is very less. So lesser the distance (that stays the denominator), greater the force.

Thus, considering all the factors, the persons standing next to each other are not pulled to each other


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