On 20 Apr 2007 10:46:22 -0700, GROVER
wrote:

Since I've been enjoying the topics and discussions of this news
group, and I see that there are many posters who are quite bright, I
decided to pose a question concerning the laws of physics to
stimulate the group's curiosity.

The question is: If you hang two plumb bobs, say 50 feet apart are the
strings parallel?

No. Both will point toward the center of gravity (somewhere inside
the earth).