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  • Uranus Gravity: Would You Be Squashed?
    This is a fun question that plays on the common misconception about Uranus!

    Here's the breakdown:

    * Uranus is a gas giant. It's made mostly of hydrogen and helium, with a rocky core. There's no solid surface to stand on.

    * Gravity on Uranus is about 89% of Earth's gravity. This means you'd actually feel slightly lighter on Uranus.

    * You wouldn't be "squashed." The pressure within a gas giant is immense, but you'd never reach the core due to the lack of a solid surface. You'd simply fall through the atmosphere, getting increasingly compressed and hot until you were vaporized.

    So, while Uranus has gravity, it wouldn't squash you. You'd have a much more unpleasant fate, like being crushed and vaporized!

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