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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | This comic refers to a [http://en.allexperts.com/q/Astronomy-1360/question-black-holes-1.htm common analogy | + | This comic refers to a [http://en.allexperts.com/q/Astronomy-1360/question-black-holes-1.htm common analogy used to explain how mass distorts spacetime] - a bowling ball resting on a sheet of paper distorts the paper due to its weight. Mass acts like the same way - mass results in distortion in spacetime. |
− | + | Supposedly, the next part of the analogy to demonstrate the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event_horizon event horizon]: the slope of the sheet becomes so deep that you can't climb out anymore, hence it essentially becomes a black hole, which even light can't escape from it. However, the comic subverts it, and becomes a trampoline instead. | |
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[[Category:Physics]] | [[Category:Physics]] |