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Swept off... by whom or by what exactly? - There is a force that pulls us towards the center of the Earth. It is called the force of gravity, and it pulls all objects close to Earth's surface with a force of about 9.8 N/kg. This force field is somehow caused by Earth's mass.

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We don't float away from Earth because of gravity. We have the exact gravity that we need to make us stand but not float.

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