Current Events > How are Newton's and Einstein's theory of gravity different?

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I'm interested in the topic but too dumb to read and understand technical things written about it.

Newtonian physics handles big shit really well, but when it gets down to the really little shit it doesn't.

Einstein handled the really little shit.

DrizztLink posted...

Newtonian physics handles big shit really well, but when it gets down to the really little shit it doesn't.

Einstein handled the really little shit.

Is this about penises

I put your topic title into Google search, and this came up:

To summarize the two views of gravity, Newton envisioned gravity as a tug of war along the line connecting any two objects in the universe. In contrast, Einstein envisioned gravity as a bending of space-time by mass.

SquantoZ posted...

Is this about penises

No, Newton would have absolutely no idea how to handle a huge dick.

Newton's laws are basic laws of motion. They work basically perfectly at the human scale but not at the level of the solar system.

Einstein envisions spacetime, thinking of matter as warping the fabric of reality, which then perfectly predicts large celestial movements of planets, stars, galaxies, etc. It also works on the human scale, but the calculations aren't as easy as Newton's.

Newton's laws are still used for small stuff.

How can time be a physical entity where it can be bent?

SaltyWet posted...

but too dumb to read and understand technical things written about it.

I literally just clicked the topic because I'm playing 'Starfield' currently and there are a lot of mentions of Newton and gravity in the lore.

Newton thought of gravity as a 'force'. The larger the object, the larger the force.

Einstein saw gravity as a distortion in the fabric of spacetime, caused by the mass of objects.

DrizztLink posted...

Newtonian physics handles big shit really well, but when it gets down to the really little shit it doesn't.

Einstein handled the really little shit.

no this is incorrect.

quantum mechanics handles tiny shit, and there is no theory that perfectly links relativity/spacetime with quantum mechanics. we call the combined approximation of quantum physics and relativity the "standard model" of physics

Robot2600 posted...

no this is incorrect.

ur face is incorrect

SaltyWet posted...

How can time be a physical entity where it can be bent?

time is a dimension, not different from space. we only perceive it as a line because the universe is fucking weird.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrwgIjBUYVc

Simple video that visualizes general relativity.

I think it's easier to think of gravity like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xQ_vcGgwOU

so it does that, but in 3-dimensions instead of 2.

(to be clear the video is great it's just long. you can watch the coin funnel to understand why things go into orbit. Remember in space there is no friction, so the coins spin for a lot longer.)

SquantoZ posted...

Is this about penises

No it's about Newton and Einstein handling each others shit. You gotta pay attention!!