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minus-square@Alk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 months agoIf it didn’t travel, it wouldn’t take 8 minutes to stop right?
minus-square@cuerdo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoIf the mass vanishes, then the gravity would also vanish, at the same time.
minus-square@chuckleslord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish4•2 months 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.
minus-square@cuerdo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoBut vanishing is magic, it goes against the laws of physics, so you could apply any fictional logic
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.
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.
But vanishing is magic, it goes against the laws of physics, so you could apply any fictional logic