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I'm sure this is a totally amateur question, but today I got one of those big ice cube trays for 2x2x2 inch cubes. I filled it up and put it in my freezer, and about 6 hours later checked on it but the water was not frozen at all. Not even a crust on top. I put my finger in one of the squares...

Thank you for such a detailed and comprehensive answer! So I can only assume from this information that the trampoline analogy for gravity isn't very accurate? So if space is a field, does that make it a byproduct of matter? Like drakkith said, it does raise the question of what this field is...

I'll begin by saying that while I find it all extremely fascinating, I am a complete outsider to the world of physics and mathematics, so please forgive my ignorance if what I'm asking makes no sense at all. I have two questions about the nature of “space.” According to what I believe was...