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A person doesn't exert a gravitational force.
A person doesn't exert a gravitational force.
The two gravitational forces cancel each other out.
The two gravitational forces cancel each other out.
The gravitational forces of people is so small it is overshadowed by that of Earth.
The gravitational forces of people is so small it is overshadowed by that of Earth.
There are so many people we are actually balanced by all the different gravitational forces.
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The correct response is: The gravitational forces of people is so small it is overshadowed by that of Earth.
While every object with mass does exert a gravitational force on every other object with mass, the forces between people are extremely small compared to the gravitational force that Earth exerts on them. Therefore, we do not feel the gravitational attraction between ourselves and other people.
