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minus-squareAlk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·17 days agoIf it didn’t travel, it wouldn’t take 8 minutes to stop right?
minus-squarecuerdo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·17 days agoIf the mass vanishes, then the gravity would also vanish, at the same time.
minus-squarecuerdo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·17 days agoBut vanishing is magic, it goes against the laws of physics, so you could apply any fictional logic
minus-squarechuckleslord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·17 days agoFalse. If the mass vanished via magic, the effect would ripple out at the speed of light. Source, gravity waves which move at the speed of light.
If it didn’t travel, it wouldn’t take 8 minutes to stop right?
If the mass vanishes, then the gravity would also vanish, at the same time.
But vanishing is magic, it goes against the laws of physics, so you could apply any fictional logic
False. If the mass vanished via magic, the effect would ripple out at the speed of light. Source, gravity waves which move at the speed of light.