@INeedMana to Today I LearnedEnglish • edit-213 days agoTIL Gravity is not about mass pulling other mass. It's mass bending time spacetime that makes other mass get closerwww.youtube.commessage-square71arrow-up1357arrow-down115
arrow-up1342arrow-down1external-linkTIL Gravity is not about mass pulling other mass. It's mass bending time spacetime that makes other mass get closerwww.youtube.com@INeedMana to Today I LearnedEnglish • edit-213 days agomessage-square71
minus-square@thenextguylinkEnglish1•13 days agoBut it’s kind of a terrible one, because it uses gravity to explain gravity.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•13 days agoIt’s just meant as a physical analogue to demonstrate some features (namely how the shape of the sheet/gravity affects things that travel on/through it) in a way that people can understand easily.
minus-square@CouldbealeotardlinkEnglish4•13 days agoIf it’s the demonstration I’m thinking of, it uses gravity to visualise the affects of an otherwise invisible force.
But it’s kind of a terrible one, because it uses gravity to explain gravity.
It’s just meant as a physical analogue to demonstrate some features (namely how the shape of the sheet/gravity affects things that travel on/through it) in a way that people can understand easily.
If it’s the demonstration I’m thinking of, it uses gravity to visualise the affects of an otherwise invisible force.