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Thanks for the response. You are right in that I probably won't be able to fully understand it, which is why I asked in laymans terms, which might be what you mean by the popularised versions (if they are accurate?). Can you elaborate on these? Thank you for relabeling the thread.

Can anyone explain space-time to me, and how it disproves Newtons theory of gravity please? I've heard of the analogy that mass bends space-time like a bowling ball on a rubber sheet, but I don't understand how this happens, nor how this contradicts Newtons theory of gravity.

I remember back at physics A level we were posed with the question of what happens when a train hits a fly. According to Newton laws the forces are equal, and so, by this theory, the fly should stop the train. We obviously knew that this didn't happen, but it took the whole class waaay too long...

Hi Physics forumers, I've had a science education all my life, and as a job have combined it with business. As a hobby and a bit of fun I make science doodle videos on YouTube, some of which are quite physicsy. My favorite so far is on a popular physics puzzle on what would happen if a train...