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| Oct 1, 2019 at 14:36 | comment | added | Professor Sushing | Hi Ben, yes it is a metaphor. I often find that people can grasp ideas when presented with analagous phenomena they are already comfortable with. My aim therefore was to try to help Neeraj form a helpful mental picture- I didn't want just to restate GR, as that is exactly what he had trouble understanding. All the best. | |
| Oct 1, 2019 at 13:50 | comment | added | user4552 | This answer shows no evidence of knowledge of the topic. It's an extended metaphor that doesn't actually describe how this works in general relativity. | |
| Oct 1, 2019 at 13:46 | comment | added | Professor Sushing | Hi Edouard. Yes, the important point is that the two observers have to be physically close to each other so that clock synchronisation issues can be neglected. Ideally they would be microscopic observers at a tiny point in space, but two humans within arm's length would do the trick equally well for practical purposes. | |
| Sep 30, 2019 at 11:23 | history | answered | Professor Sushing | CC BY-SA 4.0 |