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Why is there gravity?
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So gravity is awesome. It keeps my ass in my chair and my beer in the bottle (provided I hold it right side up). But why is it there? What causes it? Just things having mass? I've searched it up and all I got were ambiguous "We don't know"'s or "That's just how the universe works"'s.
Does anyone else know more on this subject? Is there even anyone studying this stuff?  (March 28, 2015 at 7:27 am)urlawyer Wrote: So gravity is awesome. It keeps my ass in my chair and my beer in the bottle (provided I hold it right side up). But why is it there? What causes it? Just things having mass? I've searched it up and all I got were ambiguous "We don't know"'s or "That's just how the universe works"'s. The concept was that mass causes distortion in four dimensional space time but there are also particles called gravitons maybe. It's one of those things we don't really know yet. Like how quantum entanglement works or what dark energy is. Not to worry, people with brains immeasurably superior to my own are working on it. You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid. Tinkety Tonk and down with the Nazis. 
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Noodly appendages. RE: Why is there gravity?
March 28, 2015 at 7:39 am
(This post was last modified: March 28, 2015 at 7:39 am by urlawyer.)
DBP: Well, as long as there are people wondering there are people searching I suppose. I hope they find the answer soon, I'm pretty curious.
Well, why not?
Because floating around as a gelatinous mass could be fun.
 RE: Why is there gravity?
March 28, 2015 at 8:01 am
(This post was last modified: March 28, 2015 at 8:05 am by Smaug.)
(March 28, 2015 at 7:27 am)urlawyer Wrote: So gravity is awesome. It keeps my ass in my chair and my beer in the bottle (provided I hold it right side up). But why is it there? What causes it? Just things having mass? I've searched it up and all I got were ambiguous "We don't know"'s or "That's just how the universe works"'s. Seriously, this is one of the most fundamental questions in science. The same thing as with the nature of electric charge. We know to some extent the mechanisms of gravitation but not why it is there. Basically, just asking "why is it there?" is not unlike asking "is there God?" or "what is truth?". No one knows and may be no one will ever know. The question is too vague. Science does not answer "final" or "eternal" questions like that (it's what Philosophy tries to do), it creates models that describe the world more and more precise with each step, each new theory. To say it metaphorically, science tries to asymptotically approach reality.  RE: Why is there gravity?
March 28, 2015 at 8:06 am
(This post was last modified: March 28, 2015 at 8:06 am by robvalue.)
If I remember right, gravity doesn't "happen" instantly but has a delay as simulated by these possible gravitron entities.
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Our universe just barely has gravity.
Really. It is ASTONISHINGLY weak. Think about it, the ENTIRE earth is pulling on your kids report card and the puny little teeny tiny Scooby Doo refrigerator magnet COMPLETELY overpowers it !!!!!!!!! Gravity ?? Meh !!! The granting of a pardon is an imputation of guilt, and the acceptance a confession of it.
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