wiffleball 4,682 Posted September 19, 2021 Interesting. https://www.livescience.com/planets-orbit-same-plane 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cloaca du jour 2,083 Posted September 19, 2021 Physics... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cloaca du jour 2,083 Posted September 19, 2021 Reminds me of my favorite pick up line Me: did you know there are only 7 planets?? Her : there are 9..if you count pluto Me: not after I smash uranus 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mookz 1,289 Posted September 19, 2021 As an orrery maker you simply do not look a gift horse in the mouth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fandandy 3,312 Posted September 19, 2021 One thing I have never understood is why this bored sucks so bad. I keed, I keed. When Einstein theorizes about the fabric of space and that the gravity created by mass presses down onto this fabric and that it what potentially causes the orbit of planets etc. I'm certain that this is an ignorant question but what is their theory with mass pressing down into the fabric of space/time? What is pulling mass in any direction? And why down? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Utilit99 4,099 Posted September 20, 2021 12 minutes ago, fandandy said: One thing I have never understood is why this bored sucks so bad. fagdandy has spoken. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JustinCharge 2,397 Posted September 20, 2021 19 hours ago, fandandy said: One thing I have never understood is why this bored sucks so bad. I keed, I keed. When Einstein theorizes about the fabric of space and that the gravity created by mass presses down onto this fabric and that it what potentially causes the orbit of planets etc. I'm certain that this is an ignorant question but what is their theory with mass pressing down into the fabric of space/time? What is pulling mass in any direction? And why down? mass warps the fabric of spacetime. a planet warps it a lot. a shoe flying by a planet will feel slower time on the side facing the planet and faster time on the side away from the planet. slow always wins unless the object can be torn apart. so the shoe starts turning in the direction of slowest time. so it pulls in the direction of the planet. that's gravity. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fandandy 3,312 Posted September 20, 2021 9 minutes ago, JustinCharge said: mass warps the fabric of spacetime. a planet warps it a lot. a shoe flying by a planet will feel slower time on the side facing the planet and faster time on the side away from the planet. slow always wins unless the object can be torn apart. so the shoe starts turning in the direction of slowest time. so it pulls in the direction of the planet. that's gravity. But why, if it does, does gravity pull in one direction? Why down on the fabric of space-time? Why not up or sideways? What is causing it to pull down? And to reiterate, this is probably a stupid question but I am curious. Speaking not about on the planet but the planet(s) on the fabric of space-time. What is causing them to pull down? To weigh down said fabric? Why down? What is pulling them down? If they themselves create gravity based on their mass, how does that equate to space-time being pressed down? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JustinCharge 2,397 Posted September 20, 2021 5 minutes ago, fandandy said: But why, if it does, does gravity pull in one direction? Why down on the fabric of space-time? Why not up or sideways? What is causing it to pull down? And to reiterate, this is probably a stupid question but I am curious. Speaking not about on the planet but the planet(s) on the fabric of space-time. What is causing them to pull down? To weigh down said fabric? Why down? What is pulling them down? If they themselves create gravity based on their mass, how does that equate to space-time being pressed down? there is no up or down. objects on the other side of the planet than you are pulled in the opposite direction. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baker Boy 1,501 Posted September 20, 2021 19 hours ago, fandandy said: One thing I have never understood is why this bored sucks so bad. And it turns out that the only one who sucks on this board is you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cantaloupe 44 Posted September 20, 2021 14 minutes ago, Baker Boy said: And it turns out that the only one who sucks on this board is you. FORTY BOOOOOOYAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Did I do it right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fandandy 3,312 Posted September 20, 2021 5 minutes ago, Cantaloupe Fingerbang said: FORTY BOOOOOOYAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Did I do it right? On the top of the second page. And you better put your game shoes on because I'm paying attention. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kutulu 1,563 Posted September 20, 2021 Somewhere I have heard this before Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JustinCharge 2,397 Posted September 21, 2021 Modern physics is currently stuck on the question: Why does mass warp spacetime? They don't really know. There are candidates, like string theory, quantum gravity, a gravitron. The search for the Higgs Boson was part of trying to figure it out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MLCKAA 421 Posted May 11 It is all theoretical. How and why are too often conflated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonmx 1,764 Posted May 11 Did not know there was a plane large enough ough to carry planets. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maximum Overkill 822 Posted May 11 1 minute ago, jonmx said: Did not know there was a plane large enough ough to carry planets. There's only a couple in the World Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,682 Posted May 11 On 9/21/2021 at 1:58 AM, JustinCharge said: The search for the Higgs Boson was part of trying to figure it out. It's not a Boson, dummy. It's a buffalo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cdub100 3,458 Posted May 11 16 minutes ago, wiffleball said: It's not a Boson, dummy. It's a buffalo. Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo That is a gramically correct sentence. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drizzay 651 Posted May 11 2 hours ago, Maximum Overkill said: These people are hilarious Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maximum Overkill 822 Posted May 11 11 minutes ago, Drizzay said: These people are hilarious Lunatics Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmh6476 778 Posted May 11 No, can't say that's something I've ever wondered Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MTSkiBum 1,605 Posted May 11 On 9/20/2021 at 2:53 PM, fandandy said: On the top of the second page. And you better put your game shoes on because I'm paying attention. I see you checked in recently. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites