His analogy fails in a sense. If you are in dead center between two large masses you feel no acceleration of gravity but time is dilated. Now imagine the integration of all the universe’s mass. That is time.
Well, one of Einstein’s thought experiments was that if one was in an accelerating elevator in space or stationary in a gravitational field, then one couldn’t tell the difference. Perhaps this elevator has a very LONG shaft so this can be tested.
A friend of mine had a good grip on relative position but a lot of difficulty with absolute directions. As she complained once about NSEW, “They change every time you turn around.” What she meant was that, if you start out facing north and turn around, west is no longer left. I kept trying to point out, “Yeah, but it’s still west!”, but it just didn’t compute for her.
Ratkin Premium Member over 1 year ago
Strange and charming at the top or bottom.
ᴮᴼᴿᴱᴰ2ᴰᴱᴬᵀᴴ over 1 year ago
reckon they’re visiting family?
Zykoic over 1 year ago
His analogy fails in a sense. If you are in dead center between two large masses you feel no acceleration of gravity but time is dilated. Now imagine the integration of all the universe’s mass. That is time.
Gotta stop smokin’ that stuff…….
JeromeBlue Premium Member over 1 year ago
A Dark Side of the Horse gag – over here
The Orange Mailman over 1 year ago
It’s just a theory.
InTraining Premium Member over 1 year ago
boys… suggest you best take the stairs…!
uniquename over 1 year ago
Does this elevator approach the speed of light?
Huckleberry Hiroshima over 1 year ago
Funny
sandpiper over 1 year ago
Depends whether they are on the ground floor or a higher one or lower one.
JudyAz over 1 year ago
Well, one of Einstein’s thought experiments was that if one was in an accelerating elevator in space or stationary in a gravitational field, then one couldn’t tell the difference. Perhaps this elevator has a very LONG shaft so this can be tested.
The Brooklyn Accent Premium Member over 1 year ago
They’ll c how fast that elevator can go.
T... over 1 year ago
My relatives are a real downer…
Frank Burns Eats Worms over 1 year ago
Maybe they should take the stairs instead, resulting in E=M.C. Escher.
Richard S Russell Premium Member over 1 year ago
A friend of mine had a good grip on relative position but a lot of difficulty with absolute directions. As she complained once about NSEW, “They change every time you turn around.” What she meant was that, if you start out facing north and turn around, west is no longer left. I kept trying to point out, “Yeah, but it’s still west!”, but it just didn’t compute for her.