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What non-standard anatomical feature does the Statue of Liberty have?

The structure of the foot, in which the second toe is longer than the first, is called "Morton's toe". Such a structure is found in about 10% of people and often does not cause any inconvenience, although with improperly selected shoes it can cause pain and calluses. The ancient Greeks and Romans considered just such a variant of the leg to be an aesthetic standard, which was reflected in the sculptures. Therefore, the foot with the Morton toe is also called the Greek foot, as opposed to the Egyptian foot, each toe of which is shorter than the previous one. By the way, the Statue of Liberty also has a Greek foot.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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Does gravity act on the moon?

The force of gravity or the phenomenon of gravity is observed near every object, however small, in the universe. It consists in the presence of an attractive force between different bodies. However, the magnitude of this force depends on two things: on, the mass of these bodies and the distance between them. For example, the force of gravity acts between your body and the Earth.

Because the Earth is so much larger, it's practically the Earth that pulls you, not the other way around. The force of gravity is equal to your weight when you are on the surface of the earth.

However, once you double the distance between you and the center of our planet (that is, rise above the surface of the earth by 6500 km), your weight will decrease by 4 times. The moon is a fairly large cosmic body, but it is still significantly smaller than the Earth. Its mass is 80 times less than Earth's. Therefore, the force of gravity (gravity) on it is much inferior to the force of gravity.

If you landed on the moon, then your body weight would decrease by 6 times. In other words, if you wanted to do high jump on the surface of the Moon, you could jump 6 times higher than on Earth!

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