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Something you never knew about yourself...or the universe...

BullAmbitious64

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Hey Guys!
This post is going to state something that most people wouldn't have known. Even though the universe is the biggest thing we have, there are basic functions in it that even the smartest scientests couldn't understand. Here is me explaining you the easiest way the universe works in a single post.

When I say space, you will probably think of the big black nothingness surrounding our earth. But that "nothingness" that surrounds our Earth isn't what it seems to be. It is a flexible and twistable "thing" that shapes our cosmos. Here is a simple way to explain all this logically. What holds the earth in its place? Gravity. That's the first thing a sane person will say. Now what source of gravity helps keep the earth in orbit? The sun. Easy. But then what holds the sun in its place?
That question is what kept scientests thinking. Is there another power other than gravity? Might empty space have a characteristic that keeps everything in place in the universe? That question is finally solved. The answer to all this is merely space. Space meaning nothing.
Space is a major building tool of everything mankind has ever built. The biggest buildings, people, and practically everything else is constructed of space. If you would extract space from a 1,454 ft (443 m) tower, then you would be left with a small speck the size of a single grain of rice.
A new question arises. If there is so much air in stuff, then how come our hand doesn't go right through objects? To understand this question, we need to look on objects in an enlarged state. Let's take a stack of cards for an example. These cards are made from a LOT of molecules...more than trillions. All these molecules are SO small so that the cards don't seem to be made from really tiny spheres. Between these molecules are huge spaces. But we don't see them because of the molecules "dance". They are fast creatures that zap in and out of spaces with the speed of light. Because they move so fast, the spaces seem to always be filled. If you wave your hand in front of your face really fast, your hand seems to enlarge. If you had enough power to wave your hand in front of your face with the speed of light, then it would look like a really large hand.
Now we return to the sun mystery. How does space hold the sun? Let's pretend that the sun is a large dodgeball. All the other planets orbit the dodgeball (sun). The universe and all its space is an invisible tablecloth with nothing underneath it. Since the sun is pretty heavy, the tablecloth underneath it will slowly descend, but the sun will still stay suspended.

Sun
------------------------------- in ----------------------------------
\ here /
\________/

(If the mods don't publish this graph correctly, I'll republish it) The planets will then revolve in the funnel created by the mass of the sun. Gravity is still in the picture, but now it only helps keep the planets in orbit. Do you understand? If its hard to get a grasp on the picture, just let me know. I'll try to help you understand.

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Posted at: 1:02 pm on July 15, 2012

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Something you never knew about yourself...or the universe...

BullAmbitious64

Branch: Ekaterina