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Old 12-10-2003, 03:10 PM   #85
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Originally Posted by jewpinthethird
I was just about to mention the whole sun dying. Although, if the sun were to "die" you would know before those 8 mintues because of the sudden lack of gravitational pull, Earth would be send spiraling off into space like a sling shot. Not to mention the extremely large heat discharge that would scorn half the Earth.
WRONG...light travels faster than gravity, therefore you would not feel the lack of gravitational pull from the sun before the planet is already dark
Completely wrong. I watched an interesting show on NOVA a while ago, about something called "String Theory". In the course of explaining this theory, it also disproved your point, I'm afraid.

So... yeah. Anyone else watch that show?
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