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Old 12-May-2007, 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by truedream View Post
Because pressure in the gas atoms work against gravity (antigravity)
But pressure in the solid atoms work as its support gravity (gravity)
So we can say two type of pressure exist one is anti gravity pressure and other is gravity pressure.
Actually, the pressure in solids works fairly effectively against gravity, which is why the earth isn't collapsing right now...