INeedMana@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-228 days agoTIL Gravity is not about mass pulling other mass. It's mass bending time spacetime that makes other mass get closerwww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up1340arrow-down114
arrow-up1326arrow-down1external-linkTIL Gravity is not about mass pulling other mass. It's mass bending time spacetime that makes other mass get closerwww.youtube.comINeedMana@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-228 days agomessage-square69fedilink
minus-squarecopygirl@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·28 days agoI think that explains the “how” more than the “why”.
minus-squareJusticeForPorygon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·28 days agoWhat I meant was that’s “why” we use the term “fabric of reality”— because of “how” gravity works.
minus-squarecopygirl@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·28 days agoIndeed, it’s a neat way to visualize gravity, but that’s it. It lacks any sort of explanation of why masses appear to be pulled towards one another. This is why I think the metaphor you mentioned detracts from the original video.
I think that explains the “how” more than the “why”.
What I meant was that’s “why” we use the term “fabric of reality”— because of “how” gravity works.
Indeed, it’s a neat way to visualize gravity, but that’s it. It lacks any sort of explanation of why masses appear to be pulled towards one another. This is why I think the metaphor you mentioned detracts from the original video.