Joe Rowing @jrowing.com · Apr 28 Some musings on the ubiquitus value of g. #ITeachPhysics open.substack.com/pub/thescien... 3 likes 2 replies ? Reply Replies Michael Burns-Kaurin · Apr 28 Can we ban the phrase "acceleration due to gravity"? Dan Burns · Apr 28 Interesting musings. Another twist is the direction of g. Early methods to measure it involved using a plumb bob to measure how much a nearby mountain pulled it sideways. If you live near a mountain, the gravitational field is not down.