It's a little-known fact that gravity is stronger in the vicinity of our couch:
Her Majesty just can't manage to lift her head. I think string theory is involved, but I'm not sure.
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I think string theory is involved, but I'm not sure.
Ask Lubos Motl. I'm sure he'll be able to come up with something once he gets over his homoerotic fixation with male physicists.
Wouldn't she be floating if gravity had failed? :)
This is very similar to a theory my roommates and I had in college regarding gravitational forces outside a bar. You are light on your feet as you make your way from the bar, across the dance floor to the door. Once outside, BAM!, instant gravity well.