What Holds People on Earth if Gravity is the Spacetime Fabric?

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Ok, so according to Einstein, the Earth is held in by a "fabric" due the the Sun pulling on said "fabric." So my question, what holds people on Earth if gravity is this "spacetime fabric?"
 
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Hi Nickriener! :smile:
Nickriener said:
what holds people on Earth … ?

the Earth also pulls on the fabric. :wink:
 
not only Sun, every objects will pull on the fabric...Earth also unexceptional..so it depends on the size of the object to determine the strength of the gravity..
 
All mass distorts what you call “ space-time fabric”

good point gear300
 
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vibjwb said:
All mass has what you call “ space-time fabric”

So that means space-time is also a property of mass?