Physics of the Tri-Solar Syzygy from The 3 Body Problem. Could People Really Be Pulled Off a Planet?

<p>If it&rsquo;s in the trailer, it&rsquo;s not a spoiler. I&rsquo;m talking about the scene from The 3 Body Problem in which the inhabitants of Trisolaris get pulled off the surface.</p> <p>Here are minimal details that you need to know, and not any more (you can read the book or watch the Netflix show). There&rsquo;s a planet called Trisolaris that in a system with three suns (that&rsquo;s why it&rsquo;s called the 3 Body Problem). At one point, people (they aren&rsquo;t actually people) get pulled up off the surface of the planet. Here&rsquo;s the quote from the book.</p> <p><a href="https://rjallain.medium.com/physics-of-the-tri-solar-syzygy-from-the-3-body-problem-3820c53ba032"><strong>Website</strong></a></p>