Like, um, the friction against the ground that the object is moving on. Isaac Newton observed commonplace phenomena then figured out the scientific reasoning behind the phenomena then put it all into words that we now quote as time-tested & true scientific dogma.

[–] InputZero@lemmy.ml 15 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Then Einstein comes in and says everything is moving at a constant spacetime velocity, and that friction isn't a real force.

[–] Perfide@reddthat.com 15 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Friction is real, it's the "force" of gravity that is an illusion.

[–] InputZero@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago

True, like any good physicist, which I am not, I skipped the explanation of physics world. I was trying to be more funny than clever.

[–] pancakes@sh.itjust.works 14 points 8 months ago

Einstein was a bit of a bad boy

[–] General_Effort@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

Gravity, not friction!