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Originally posted by sonhouseWho, Bowmann?
Quite right, missed your note about looking at old physics stuff.
As humbly as I am able, I apologize. The devil made me do it.
Originally posted by XanthosNZHow the hell do they measure the speed of gravity!?!?!
Yes I'm changing my earlier opinion after looking through my physics notes.
The effect of gravity travels at the speed of light. Therefore we would have 8 minutes grace. Not that we'd know we'd had them until afterwards.
Originally posted by Raw760Don't try and think about it in a logical manner you'll confuse yourself.
just had a thought.
admittedly I know very little to nothing of physics.
If gravity is theorized to travel in waves, would it not make sense for them to be traveling in the oppisite direction on the suns light?
Perhaps gravity waves move toward mass, pulling other object with less mass along.
Also when objects mass gets so great, like a sun, the incr ...[text shortened]... rtia may be an affect of gravity.
tell me Im wrong, please stop me!
I have homework to do!!!
Originally posted by Raw760Learn what Einstein said about it before trying to better his theories.
just had a thought.
admittedly I know very little to nothing of physics.
If gravity is theorized to travel in waves, would it not make sense for them to be traveling in the oppisite direction on the suns light?
Perhaps gravity waves move toward mass, pulling other object with less mass along.
Also when objects mass gets so great, like a sun, the incr ...[text shortened]... rtia may be an affect of gravity.
tell me Im wrong, please stop me!
I have homework to do!!!
Originally posted by Raw760Put simply, gravity is not a "force". It is the effect caused by the curvature of space by any mass, or object. The more massive the body, the greater the curvature of space and the effect of gravity felt. Our Sun bends, or warps, the space around it.
So if the Suns gravity instantly stopped, its effect would be felt right away!
Originally posted by BowmannOk. That rings a bell. like a ping pong ball flowing down a drain.
Put simply, gravity is not a "force". It is the effect caused by the curvature of space by any mass, or object. The more massive the body, the greater the curvature of space and the effect of gravity felt. Our Sun bends, or warps, the space around it.
The Earth orbits the Sun because it follows this curvature of the space caused by the Sun's presence. ...[text shortened]... nd). We would continue to orbit the "missing Sun" until this wave catches up with the Earth...
Originally posted by CoconutThis coming from a person who says..
Learn what Einstein said about it before trying to better his theories.
Originally posted by BowmannIsn't that analogous to the idea of gravity being an effect caused by the curvature of space by any mass???
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Originally posted by BowmannHey Bow, I think thats your longest single post ever.
Put simply, gravity is not a "force". It is the effect caused by the curvature of space by any mass, or object. The more massive the body, the greater the curvature of space and the effect of gravity felt. Our Sun bends, or warps, the space around it.
The Earth orbits the Sun because it follows this curvature of the space caused by the Sun's presence. ...[text shortened]... nd). We would continue to orbit the "missing Sun" until this wave catches up with the Earth...
Originally posted by Raw760If you could grab the sun and transport it ten light years away
just had a thought.
admittedly I know very little to nothing of physics.
If gravity is theorized to travel in waves, would it not make sense for them to be traveling in the oppisite direction on the suns light?
Perhaps gravity waves move toward mass, pulling other object with less mass along.
Also when objects mass gets so great, like a sun, the incr ...[text shortened]... rtia may be an affect of gravity.
tell me Im wrong, please stop me!
I have homework to do!!!
Originally posted by rheymansThere actually was one experiment that proported to generate
Because it is theoretical, Ark. Making the earth wobble is not an easy feat. So, you going to make us Google your sources, Xanthos, or are you going to make it easy?