What would happen if everyone on Earth jumped at the same time?
This is a thought experiment I've always wondered about. If every single person on Earth jumped up at the exact same moment, would it have any effect on the planet? Would it cause an earthquake or shift the Earth's orbit? Or are humans too small to matter on that scale?
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The math looks scary but it's mostly just a precise way of saying something you can understand in plain English. Once you get the concept, the equations are just bookkeeping. Focus on the idea first, the symbols second.
I'd recommend the book 'A Brief History of Time' by Stephen Hawking, or for the math side, 'The Joy of x.' Your library has them. They're written for curious regular people. You don't need a degree to understand the big ideas.
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