Can You Fall Off the Earth? 🌍 | What Is Gravity? Science for Kids

Squirrel has just found out that the Earth is a giant ball, and now Squirrel won't let go of the tree! Pip helps Squirrel find out why nothing falls off the Earth: not acorns, not leaves, not squirrels. Discover what gravity is, which way "down" really is, and why nobody on Earth is upside down. What kids learn: • The Earth is a giant ball, and we live on the outside of it. • Everything you drop or throw comes back down. • The Earth pulls everything toward its middle. That pull is called gravity. • "Down" means toward the middle of the Earth, wherever you stand, so nobody is upside down to themselves. • Gravity never switches off: it holds the rivers, the falling leaves and you. • You can't fall OFF the Earth. The Earth holds on to you, like a great big hug. Chapters: 0:00 Don't let go! (the question) 0:19 A giant ball 0:41 Up, up… bonk 1:04 One, two, THREE! 1:23 Something is pulling 1:50 The middle 2:17 Which way is down? 2:45 A great big hug 3:16 Point to the middle 3:25 Through the floor 3:34 Up or down? 4:00 Down! 4:11 Look, no paws!