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To: ETL

So... gravity slows down time.

I wonder if the clocks on the Sun are set an hour behind ?


7 posted on 12/07/2018 1:00:57 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: UCANSEE2
So... gravity slows down time.

Yes, according to Einstein, the effects of gravity are "equivalent" to acceleration.

So it's not only high rates of motion that cause time to slow down, but also strong gravitational fields.

Image result for einstein gif gravity elevator
A windowless elevator accelerating through empty space in the absence of gravity (left) is indistinguishable from one at rest in the presence of gravity (right).

https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/~ejchaisson/cosmic_evolution/docs/fr_1/fr_1_part1.html

8 posted on 12/07/2018 1:17:05 PM PST by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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