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šŸŒ What If Gravity Just… Stopped for 5 Seconds?

2 min readApr 8, 2025

Have you ever stopped to think about what keeps you grounded — literally? Gravity is one of those things we never question, but what if it simply turned off for just five seconds?

Let’s take a wild ride through physics, chaos, and curiosity. Welcome to the world where gravity hits pause.

šŸš€ Second 1: The Great Lift-Off

The moment gravity stops, everything changes.

You don’t feel heavy. You don’t feel anything holding you down at all. Your feet leave the ground. Your stomach flips, like you’re on a rollercoaster going up — only this time, there’s no coming back down (yet).

Anything not fixed in place begins to float:

  • You
  • Your phone
  • That cup of chai on your desk
  • Your overly confused pet dog

Even air molecules begin to drift upward. The atmosphere starts to expand. Air pressure drops. You might feel lightheaded, like being on a mountain — only weirder.

ā˜ļø Seconds 2–4: Beautiful Chaos

Everything is now untethered.

  • Water spills upward in mesmerizing blobs.
  • A cyclist hits a bump? They’re floating.

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Visakh Vijayan
Visakh Vijayan

Written by Visakh Vijayan

Techie from Kerala, India. Days are for coding, nights for weaving tales of tech, travel, and finance. Join me in exploring this multifaceted journey

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