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    • Six Images showing steps in constructing a gravity well.
    Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato Published 18 June 2019 Size: 180 KB Referencing Hub media

    The gravity well uses spandex that is evenly stretched across a hoop. The fabric allows distortion, and when viewed from above, simulates the effects of gravitation forces.

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      The gravity well – a physics analogy

      Einstein pictured gravity not as a force but as a warping of space and time caused by the mass of objects. Understanding Einstein’s theories about the connection between space and time is ...

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