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Edited by ZUON:
2/12/2016 5:02:04 AM
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Gravitational Waves Explained
Today has been especially exciting after the announcement of finally detecting the gravitational waves Einstein predicted almost one hundred years ago. This thread is to promote discussion and to help those who pursue knowledge. I do not claim to know everything and the following explanation is completely my own understanding of the natural mechanisms described in Einstein's Theory of Relativity.
A billion years ago, two massive black holes collided with each other and from it released a gravitational wave at the speed of light. As this wave passed through the space-time around it, it would distort space and time due to the "tugging" force of gravity, and would go on to be observed by the scientists who made the announcement today. The model I've provided represents how gravitational waves move through space and clearly shows what form of distortion takes place. In circumstances relative of our own, [url=http://i.imgur.com/sDyXRoJ.gif]this is how objects such as planets and satellites move through and distort spacetime.[/url]
El Burninator has also made an assertion that time is faster on the peak of Mountain Everest while Louisiana time is slower due to the differences in gravity. In addition, the side of the planet in which the moon is over, time is also moving considerably slower than that of the other side. Neat stuff, frankly.
If you have an questions, comments, or see something incorrect with my explanation please let me know.
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13 RepliesDude is it like...possible to surf those wicked space waves? That would be radical.
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4 RepliesStill scares the [b]SHIT[/b] outa me that hyper dense pockets of matter were revolving around each other 253 times a second. [spoiler]its kind of depressing...[/spoiler]
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1 ReplySometimes I wish I could go to college to learn what I WANT, and not be forced to follow some guideline towards a particular degree.
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5 RepliesWhich also means that we could potentially colonize other planets because on a space ship it would be one year, while on Earth it would be 50 years
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4 RepliesHow fast does time move when you're in an airplane high in the atmosphere?
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3 RepliesEdited by Astrodicle: 2/12/2016 9:36:21 PMStill waiting on gravitons..... [spoiler]of course this basically confirms it sue to E=mc•mc(can't put squared)[/spoiler]
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2 RepliesCan someone explain to me how when orbiting close to a black hole, time passes by at a different (or slower) rate then if you were on Earth? This stuff is very interesting.
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1 ReplyNow if only we could come up with a Fermi Solution...
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3 RepliesWell, it's about time we understood the gravity of the situation.
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I didn't really feel like coming into this topic but something about it seems like an attractive subject ^_~
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How in the actual -blam!- was Einstein so smart? I'm convinced he was an alien trying to further our understanding of science.
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12 RepliesARGUMENT!!! Time travel isnt possible because time is a measurement not a force.
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3 RepliesThanks for calling this like it is with the psuedointellecualism tag, but good analysis OP.
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1 ReplyWaait, have/will these waves reach Earth?
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10 RepliesI'm kinda of a bio major so this physics stuff is kinda foreign to me can you please explain the practical applications of this.
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3 RepliesI don't really know what to say, but I feel like I understand but don't at the same time. So does everything sort of do this? Or is it only objects massive enough? So does everything move in a "lateral" fashion around the Sun? I've always wondered if the way I've pictured our solar system is wrong. Idk man I still want to go to the bottom of the ocean, but I do want to experience Earth while not on Earth.
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I IS SCIENTISTIC
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2 RepliesSo...the universe is kinda like an ocean with waves being gravity pulses? And the waves push the planets around the sun while the waves push us on Earth? Kinda hurtin my brain here.
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[i]Ooh, science.[/i]
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2 Replies[i]didn't read[/i]
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1 ReplySo these waves never stop? Like does it refresh themselves or how are these waves working?
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-blam!-ing awesome
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1 ReplyTo elaborate, since high gravity and faster speeds slow time in relation to their respective opposites, high points like Mt. Everest, which are farther away from the center of the gravity well, have faster time relative to sea level. For this reason, an atomic clock at the peak runs about 2 nanoseconds per year slower than one at sea level, like in Louisiana. Since the moon has its own gravity well, the side of Earth that it's on also slows roughly 1 nanosecond every year, although its orbit equally distributes this effect around Earth. Therefore, if you put a research center on Mars, its lesser gravity well would actually increase the flow of time considerably, allowing for shorter development time for those on Earth at the expense of the researchers' life expectancy in Earth years, although they wouldn't notice because their relative time would feel the same. You're welcome for not sleeping tonight.
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Ur pretty late there bra
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3 Replieswhat do you know about E.Ts surfing them to travel the stars quicker? :)
