From: "Geo" 

"Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
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> > You see it as potential (is that kenetic?) energy because your point of
view
> > begins at ground level, if you were born in space would you still see it
> > that way?
> >
>
> Yup.
>
> If you are born & live every day on a mountain plain 3000ft above sea
> level then are your feet on the ground?
>
> Even if you were born in space etc then the earth would still fall
> towards you because both you & the earth have mass.

I don't think I'm being clear with the POV thing. Ok so you are standing on
the ground, I now dig a really deep hole and push you into it, Oh look you
had more potential energy than you thought.

Geo.

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