I feel like I’ve thought about this my entire life and can never wrap my head around it.
****On a merry go round the further you get from center the more centrifugal force you feel and consequently the more centripetal force (they are equal and opposite if you are at equilibrium). But at the center they are both net zero.
****On earth, presumably the equator would exert the maximum centripetal force due to it being the furthest away from the axis. The centripetal force keeping you on the ground is gravity and that equals your centrifugal force trying to fling you off earth.
****But at the poles, how….. and why….. where tf did gravity go? There’s no centrifugal force which means there’s no equal and opposite centripetal force (gravity).
gravity.. like a magnet.. but not just metal things.. everything
edit add-on.. pulling towards what.. the core of the earth?
edit add-on again.. after reading what you said.. merry go rounds.. have less force towards the middle. That would mean.. here on earth.. if you'd go towards the middle of the earth, the core, you'd have less gravity. I don't know.. you may be talking about "centrifugal" force like a clothes laundry room washing machine. Not gravity. So the merry go round.. similar. The earth though.. the core.. big things in space.. the moon, eh.. couldn't you tie a long rope to it or wire and come down here, danging down.. yeah it's a long wire railroad but grab up and go to space for free instead. Best to buy wire for that instead of gas to get to orbit now.
The moon eh.. how's that cause the wire or rope, lol. space rope.. to still hang up there if you'd grab it. Big thing out there.