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Exactly. They are still in the atmosphere and would come crashing down without constant correction. 
If I jump does the earth get lighter?
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Good thought, but there is also space "dust" that falls to earth constantly. Every day. 
We get about 14 tons per day of it.   Mostly various iron-based dust.  Earth is getting heavier. >


Earth is getting heavier.

Earth needs to lay off the fries. >

Better commission Elon's capitalist ass to make a planet-sized mobility scooter >

Please return to r/enoughmuskspam >

The other commenters are right, but also wait until you hear about how Helium leaks out of the atmosphere. >

I did some googling but I couldn't figure out how much helium we each year. Got any information on that? >

There's also constantly stuff coming down of course, from little pieces of dust, to rocks meters across. And there's the solar wind and other radiation stripping molecules from the atmosphere. I don't actually know whether it's a net gain or net loss. I would guess gain tbh, just seems like there would be a lot of material coming down overall, but if anybody has sources, enlighten me >

Imagine it just starts going up because its not heavy enough to stay put >

Then we finally know which direction is up in space. A question NASA still cant answer >

Oh god you just used up my last 2 brain cells AAAAAAH >

It it getting lighter though? Since it's still attracting the satellites (in gravitational range I meant) doesn't it mean it's still in it's weight?