OblongRectum t1_j5wy2xb wrote
Reply to comment by AftyOfTheUK in The world is (on average) 50% reliant on nonrenewable sources of phosphorus fertilizer to grow food. It won't go away this century, but prices will increase and ~3/4ths of reserves are controlled by one country by fartyburly
>Explain gravity
Quibbling here, but scientists can't explain gravity, they can only explain what it does. They still dunno why
Deleena24 t1_j5xay43 wrote
Leading theory is that gravity is a result of warping the fabric of space-time. The larger the mass the larger the warp. At least that's what Einstein proposed.
Prying_Pandora t1_j5xx7uu wrote
Like a bowling ball in the middle of a trampoline.
Deleena24 t1_j5y2r7c wrote
Yes, basically. The bigger the ball the more the trampoline sags/warps, and the closer to the ball the deeper the warp (the closer to the object the more influence/strength it's gravity has.
Except the trampoline would exist in every direction instead of a flat plane.
clampie t1_j5yx0mc wrote
Or a cat between the sheets while you're making the bed.
AftyOfTheUK t1_j5xg8my wrote
>Quibbling here
I love a good pedant.
Should have been "Accurately describe and model gravity's effects"
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