My theory has always been: Our universe is but an atom in someone’s table leg.

jerryc41- "Of course! Once you deposit your money it becomes their money."

My mattress never says that!

Several years ago, I withdrew all my money from Chase Bank, when the manager implied my deposit was not my money but an investment in the operation of his bank!
Read those terms carefully!

So, it will not be a snow globe.

Here is my take on today’s Free speech and Social/Mass Media conundrum.

First. The phrase ‘Free speech’, as used in the Constitution, should not be interpreted to mean you can, with complete immunity at any time, say anything you like that is derogatory or slanderous about another person or engage in ad hominem character assassination without expecting some sort of remuneration. If you call another person’s mother ‘a swoll'nan odoriferous dog face soldier pony, with knobby knees’, you should anticipate justifiable negative feedback in kind, or more.

Free speech means you may express your feelings, ideas, understandings and opinions openly and freely during public discourse without the expectation of unwarranted retribution as long as your words are not calumniatorly salacious toward another person’s character. This is unobjectionable even if the things you say are not demonstrable or if they are inconsistent with the currently accepted popular dialog, understanding or practice; as long as you allow others ample unimpeded equal opportunity to react concomitantly to what you have said. Free speech must have the elements of timely reciprocity and scrutiny, if it is to be considered, in any way, equitable and nondiscriminatory.

The problem with today’s social/mass media is it allows all types of nefarious expressions to be propagated surreptitiously without the benefit of timely face-to-face interchange and examination regardless of the validity of the statements. Plus, the fact, once the words are uttered or documented, they exist for all time. They never go away nor become revised, modified or removed even when the original concept has been vetted and found to be implausible, unsubstantiated or untrue. Even in cases where the original poster has become enlightened and now no longer supports their original stated premise; the abrogated words still remain.

Make a clear cone and mount it on that. It will look like the car they sent into space.

Jerry: As soon as possible, check the oil level in her car!
Some people should not be driving cars!

I think they view the investment of developing a piece of software like building a house.
When you build a house, you can sell it or rent it out.
If you sell it you get a lump sum and are no longer responsible for maintenance or repair.
If you rent it out you get a cash flow over a long period of time but you must maintain the asset.
I think software companies have discovered they can make more return on the asset (ROA) by
changing the way they market the asset. So, they have changed from outright selling software to renting software, because it provides a greater return on their investments. And enhances long term company stability through cash flow. The gift that keeps on giving!
It also provides them maximum control over the asset while it is in the hands of the customer. They can turn it off or on and control features at will.
I believe the next step will be the ‘pay-to-play’ algorithm. Where you must log on to their site to use the software. The site will check to see if you are up to date on your monthly payments before you will be allowed to run the software and the results of your usage will be stored on their server, with a monthly storage fee based on gigabits used.

Didn't you just describe the 'weak' force not gravity?

You, like so meany others, speak in terms of manifestations of gravity and not its root origination. Even the equation you refer to, and the examples you give, defines how it works, not why it works.
Thank you sir for your time.

With your extensive background in teaching physics, I would be interested in your theory regarding the origin of gravity. Not its manifestations, but its root source or origin. BTW- I have some difficulty with Einstein's theory of space warpage due to the objects mass.

yes!

How big in terms of HP? Why so big?

Beating a dead horse: Where are the counterweights when the cab is at the top floor?