Pieces of gypsum broke off. The wind wore them away to a size small enough to pick up and carry for short distances.

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So, it's Newtonian mechanics, and the reason for this is because Newtonian mechanics does not work on this very, very small size scale.

牛顿力学，因为牛顿力学,在这种很小的尺度下不适用,我们说过，牛顿力学。

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