Perhaps nothing is so ingrained in our senses as the perpetual pulling of the earth on our surroundings. It’s always there, never changing. It’s been hugging solids, liquids and gases to the earth’s surface for over 4 billion years. Earth’s gravity is built into our descriptions of our world with words like up, down, and weight. Exactly what is weight? A weight is a force, nothing more. Your weight is the pull of earth’s gravity on your body. Likewise, the weight of your car is the force of the