Tonight I watched the first episode of "Sleepy Hollow".I had been waiting for it for weeks.Politics of 250 years ago are mentioned in it,also references to magic,and the bible.I do believe harder times are ahead for Americans.I have been reading some of my 2000 plus books trying to learn things in the financial realm.I do believe that the USA will survive,Many problems will not be addressed until we force our leaders to address them.It is very popular to say that things are bad.I am now reading two different books.One on how to start a home business.Thousands of americans have started businesses at home.The book is about 430 pages and its called"Working from Home" by  Paul and Sarah Edwards.
cc.1990.A home business can be started with very low costs and may be the only way for a lot of people to earn a living.One guy mentioned in the book put his home office in a tent on his deck and commuted 20 feet to his house.Another person put a sheet on her table, placed her materials on it and when finished folded up the corners of the sheet into a bundle.Placing her bundle into a closet until she was ready to work again.(it was called her "sheet office") in the book.

Yes, the amount of mass of a planet or moon affects the gravity present.For example the moon has about one sixth the gravity of earth.And mars about 1/3 the gravity of earth.Its a 1 to 1 proportion when you are using earth masses as a unit.So if a planet is 6 earth masses then the gravity is 6 times greater.And so on and so on. 340,000 possible earths suggest a very interesting future for mankind if we survive.I think any worlds 2 earth masses and greater would be very hard for us to live on.

Today, the shootings took place in the navy shipyards in the Washington DC area. I wonder what that was all about?Time will tell I guess.

I used my car to earn about $40.00 in the last three days.I took a neighbor to work(her transmission had burned up) she filled up my tank $20.00 worth.And today I took someone to the doctor and he gave me $20.00.He does not drive at all.It also seems that I might be able to sell some books on the internet.So maybe a small home business is in my future too?

Quote from: Farmhand on September 14, 2013, 07:33:21 PM
Hi triffid, Interesting, so you think gravitational intensity is a function of planet size ?

@Farmhand
       It can be.   Take a look at this...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/saturn

The surface gravity of Saturn (I assume at the top of the visible ammonia cloud layer) is about 1.06 of Earth gravity.   The escape velocity is about 35 mi/sec. ? (from my memory of the wikipedia article)

Size and volume, as well as average planetary density can have a bearing on gravity.

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Is there any evidence for that. 
I don't think it is.

Wikipedia article above.   Science and enginering are my Asperger's syndrome subjects of preference for daily activities.

--Lee