If space is curved by earth, who do all objects fall in a straight line ?
If gravity is nothing but a curvature of space-time, as Einsteins theory of gravity claims, objects should not fall towards earth in a straight line. Instead, they would have to follow that curvature, and the geodesics thereof, and move accordingly on a curved path. But if you drop an object from space, it will simply fall in a straight line towards earth, completely ignoring this magical curvature of space, which Einstein also claims that will bend light.
This curved trajectory can be easily visualised on these illustrations which are used in science books/websites to illustrate how the curvature of space creates gravity in general relativity.
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