Einstein's theory of General Relativity in 1 minute

Brian Greene, professor of physics and mathematics at Columbia University and the co-founder of the World Science Festival demonstrates Einstein's theory of General Relativity with a water bottle.

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[LePenseurThinksALOT]

"I think there's an experiment to demonstrate that.."
They are gonna throw a man from the roof of his house ?
*Drops a bottle*

[vijaynair]

Newton: Apple falling 🍎
Einstein: Human falling 😈

[evertvdb]

Galilei Galileo had the same idea, but never went futher with it

[hanishag]

This experiment was sophisticated in it’s simplicity. I hope it makes more people appreciate the scientific method as the most reliable way of understanding our world.

[surazsr]

I think that’s what’s happening to us on a roller coaster. The organs inside our body stop feeling the gravity and hence the weird feeling 😅😅

[noncompliantcali]

A water bottle falling is the most interesting and entertaining thing to happen on that show in years

[zlac]

... so he had the happiest thought of his life: "if this guy falls of the roof..."

[jackmewhalle]

I can confirm this. after many years of working on scaffolding. I have failed several times didn't feel a thing until I hit the ground. damn you gravity.

[topsiekreets]

1907 ! Never before has anyone had common sense. WOW.

[coloradolove]

Me working in the patent office in 1907 after hearing this from my coworker:
"Are you feeling all right man? I know this job sucks but daydreaming about people falling off a buildings isn't normal I think you need to get some help."

[n-da-bunka]

I've been involved in this for YEARS but never seen the water bottle with the holes in it analogy. I saw what would happen before he said it but had never heard of that way to demonstrate it before.

[jjbradian]

We need more scientific leaders like this using their platforms to stimulate our young minds and showing them even the simplest displays our very interesting.

[trendynow]

So very proud of the people in this comment section who know the truth that gravity is a lie.

[epic_baller]

Bezos in a parallel universe, where he gave up Amazon to pursue a much simpler life as a physicist whilst still maried

[kenschubert]

Brian Greene is the best. Explains heady concepts in ways we can all understand.

[jones]

I think elevators used to drop a little faster than they do now. I remember the sinking feeling when the elevator started down...but not anymore

[encoder]

Congratulations, you just discovered pressure meditation, not gravity!

[MrArtVein]

Einstein working in the patent office in 1907: Charles you're crazy, that's not how gravity works.. frantically writes it down

[imsooffended]

Anyone who’s been skydiving knows that feeling

[marklenhay]

loved the experiment with the water bottle