Yes that's like the Sphere or Saddle shape model of the Universe in
Astronomy. The listener has to axiomatically suspend disbelief. The model
sucks because Spheres have insides and mater/energy/time exist outside the
sphere's surface. The same goes for the Saddle model. Its got to be so
hopelessly inaccurate.
In a message dated 02/16/2000 3:58:44 PM Eastern Standard Time,
jdavis@socketscience.com writes: (repeating John K. Clark)
> >>Gravity is nothing but Space -Time curvature. If you place a canon ball on
> >>a rubber sheet the sheet will be distorted but that doesn't prove
> something
> >>must come out of the ball to bend the rubber.
> >
> >Nicely put, but I've always detested that model/image.
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