http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/defy_gravity/apple.html

Wow, I just always assumed that it was because there is lower gravity in space...

nope. low gravity means that you won't be attracted to something as stongly, but you would still be attracted to the earth.. I mean, do the math...

ps: when you are born, the doctor delivering you has 1/2 the gravitational pull as the planet jupiter on you.

I never understood how astronauts can sleep in space being weightless. It would be the same sensation as skydiving (minus the wind resistance). I don't remember the last time I felt sleepy on a rollercoaster.

ha! though think about it. you are in are
1) constantly falling in towards the center of the earth
2) on a planet spinning at 1000mph which is traveling around the sun which is traveling around our arm of the milky way
3) ever slept in a car?

that right there is some expensive animation...why was that funnier than it was informative when it was meant to be serious?

the_reverend said:

Yes. gravity pushes me down into my seat and keeps my stomach from floating into my throat, which makes for a great sleep.