If all the planets in our solar system were in perfect alignment would your weight differ?

Posted on October 22, 2009 by admin

I believe that would effect gravity to some state probably very little??

Nope, since all the planets can never align.

http://www.etsu.edu/physics/etsuobs/starprty/22099dgl/planalign.htm

http://www.universetoday.com/guide-to-space/the-solar-system/planetary-alignment/

http://www.universetoday.com/guide-to-space/the-solar-system/planetary-alignment/

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4 Responses to If all the planets in our solar system were in perfect alignment would your weight differ?

  2. orpheus_sword says:
    October 22, 2009 at 11:53 am

    Sure, it would be different, but not in any perceptible amount.
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  3. Steve meat says:
    October 22, 2009 at 12:04 pm

    no
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  4. Leon B says:
    October 22, 2009 at 12:34 pm

    Yes, but j-u-u-u-u-st slightly. The combined pull of all the other planets combined amounts to about 1% of the Moon’s pull on us. Those other planets have lots of gravity, but they’re a long way away, and the pull of gravity drops with the *square* of distance.

    On a side note, it’s worth noting that, contrary to what many doomsday predictions imply, the planets never align perfectly.
    References :
    http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/misc/planets.html