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[-] CoderKat@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Gravity bends space itself (which makes it able to bend light). It's really fucky. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tests_of_general_relativity#Deflection_of_light_by_the_Sun

It also fucks with time. If you saw the movie Interstellar, you know what this refers to.

this post was submitted on 05 Sep 2023
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