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Old 22-May-2007, 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by nauthiz View Post
Right. Through some strange coincidence, an object's gravitational mass (which determines how strongly gravity acts on it) happens to be the same as its inertial mass (which determines its resistance to acceleration).
"Coincidence" is not generally a very friendly term in science; was wondering if there's a reason why? Or if not, what current theories suggest.
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