If the Sun's gravity...

Seems you all are stuck in the notion of forces.
If you instead look at the suns gravitation as an alteration of the space
around the sun, much like a stone would make a bump if placed on a stretched-out blanket, and the earth is a much smaller stone circling the bigger one, what would you then mean by "suddenly switch off" (the impact on the blanket caused by the mass of) the big stone? The question, even if hypothetically put, does not make sense.

Originally posted by Birkmoor
Seems you all are stuck in the notion of forces.
If you instead look at the suns gravitation as an alteration of the space
around the sun, much like a stone would make a bump if placed on a stretched-out blanket, and the earth is a much smaller stone circling the bigger one, what would you then mean by "suddenly switch off" (the impact on the blanket ca ...[text shortened]... ed by the mass of) the big stone? The question, even if hypothetically put, does not make sense.

Another who doesn't read threads before replying?

Originally posted by Bowmann
Don't you have any other hobbies?

Playing Chess!!!
how about a game Bowmann.

Actually I was hoping to be berated by you.
I like you!

Originally posted by Pullhard
I can't believe the bullshit that gets posted in these forums with such authoritative air. It took Bowmann to explain an elementary aspect of our universe. How embarrassing.

WARNING: Chronic debating can lead to blindness!

This should only be attempted by Master-Debaters.

Originally posted by Wildfire
If the Sun's gravity were suddenly "turned off," would the Earth be immediately affected? Or would it take eight minutes (the time it takes for the sun's light to reach Earth)?

does gravity affect light speed? i don't think it does

Originally posted by PocketKings
does gravity affect light speed? i don't think it does

but i was never good at science anyway

testing

testing again

Originally posted by PocketKings
does gravity affect light speed? i don't think it does

start a new thread. Name it "gravity and light" because it has been shown that gravity can pull light, but what strength is needed?

Originally posted by Coconut
...gravity can pull light...

Wrong! There we go with the "force" idea again.

Light travels through space in straight lines and has no inertial mass to be 'pulled' by anything.

Originally posted by Raw760
Playing Chess!!!
how about a game Bowmann.

Ask me in the appropriate forum.

My appologies if this has been covered erlyer, but im to lazy to read this entire thread.

Gravity acording to some theorys is a bending of space, this is why light (which has no mas) can be effected by a black hole, it goes in a straight line, its just that space is bent, there for there is no time needed for gravity to travel, its just "under" space.

Other theorys have the graviton (string theory for example) and this is far to bizare for me to comprihend, so that might take time to travle. I would loke to point out however that this is a pointles question as gravity cant be terned off, so by braking one rool of the univerce, all the others kinda fall to bits anyway!

I would also like to appologise for beeing a little drunk and to lazy to use a spell check

and wilst im at it, i would like to appologise for gravity in the first place, i know its not my fawlt, but it is an all mighty pain at times (like when i fall of my bike!)

Originally posted by o0Ziggy0o
My appologies if this has been covered erlyer, but im to lazy to read this entire thread.

Gravity acording to some theorys is a bending of space, this is why light (which has no mas) can be effected by a black hole, it goes in a straight line, its just that space is bent, there for there is no time needed for gravity to travel, its just "under" space. ...[text shortened]... be terned off, so by braking one rool of the univerce, all the others kinda fall to bits anyway!

Argh. It's an epidemic.