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# Helium floats because it is lighter than air,
not because it is effected differently by gravity. Actually, in that case, I think they would stick to the ground. Hmmm...
(, Fri 18 Jun 2004, 15:28, archived)
# I wonder
The effect of mass would be reversed. So the mass of the earth would repel the atmosphere, taking the balloon with it. Possibly.

I recommend you take a deep breath and hang on to something sturdy.
(, Fri 18 Jun 2004, 15:35, archived)
# oo no no no no ... you'll want to avoid sturdy things
sturdy things have a lot of mass
you don't want to be near anything with mass when gravity changes direction
(, Fri 18 Jun 2004, 15:45, archived)
# I meant
the wife.
(, Fri 18 Jun 2004, 15:48, archived)