Is gravity endless energy?

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You need energy to produce a force that compensates gravity. So if you apply that force for a huge amount of time, will gravity ever be depleted?

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It cannot work as endless energy. Gravity works more like a battery that can store kinetic energy. Very similar to a spring; you load an object at some height (store the energy) then as you release the object you get kinetic energy.

Gravity can store energy, but it cannot be a source.

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