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- Pronunciation: \ˈgra-və-tē\
- Function: noun
- Inflected Form(s): plural grav·i·ties Usage: often attributive
- Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French gravité, from Latin gravitat-, gravitas, from gravis
To simplify things, gravity, besides Newton's and Einstein's definition, is simply a force that attracts all objects to all other objects. In one word, I say it's the verb "pull."
Science and grammar have ways of defining things, but what I'm trying to know here is explain this repetitive incident way back during my younger years when every time (or let's say, most of the time) strangely inexplicable things have always been blamed on "gravity."
"Why is the sky blue?" Because of the gravity of the earth. "Why is the teacher giving us hard quizzes?" Because of the gravity of the earth. "Why do you have pimples?" Because of the gravity of the earth. "Why are you in love???" Errr, because of the gravity of the earth?
Therefore, gravity, other than being simply "pull" has a do with (almost) all things. It's the reason of all reasons. Or better yet, the reason when there's no reason.
Which brings me back to the this little nook. I know why the sky is blue, gray and orange. I know why the teacher wanted to punish us with a hundred item quiz. I don't have pimples. I am not in love (maybe). But why am I writing this? I guess I have to do away with the great reason or excuse, "because of the gravity of the earth!"
