Einstein's theory of the universe is untestable in its core, but some other things might be true that you can then test. You cannot distinguish whether you were in a rocket accelerating through an empty space or standing on a planet under that same one G force. If I'm in an elevator and you cut the cable and I let go of a ball, right, I will fall the elevators falling,. The ball is falling and it'll stay stationary in front of my face. Right? And then also Einstein will have to face murder charges at the end of that experiment. It's only a V cut the cable. Yeah. He's probably too smart to cut the cables to be
Is it time to rethink string theory? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore a mix of questions about the fundamental properties of the universe, particles, the speed of light and more!
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