Gravity Visualized

Dan Burns explains his space-time warping demo at a PTSOS workshop at Los Gatos High School, on March 10, 2012. Thanks to Shannon Range from the Gravity Probe B program for creating the original demonstration which he shared with Dan in 2004.

[gggbon]

My daughter was lucky to have him as a teacher in his last year teaching at LGHS. Mr. Burns was just as amazing as it sounds from the videos.

[phil]

Something that is really amazing is just how many people are interested in these types of videos. Say a lot about our curiosity as humans. Over 138 million views!

[Totema]

"I used the gravity to describe the gravity"

[annaleemon]

My physics teacher showed us this video when I was in high school, and I will show this to my physics students tomorrow! How cool! So grateful for this video and beautiful demonstration.

[xslonk]

The underrated part of this demo is the "Dark Energy Pole". It really sparks the imagination in reference to this brilliant demonstration.

[hanzala]

Schools aren't boring, it's just that the teachers teaching you make it boring, professors like him can make it fun

[ahmedrazaabbasi]

Other teachers explains gravity with proper instruments
My teacher throws pen upward and it falls back saying that is gravity

[FallingStary]

I saw this years ago probably when it was posted and it has stuck with me ever since. An awesome presentation.

[pilarwolf]

I had a science teacher who actually used this exact same method to teach us about gravity. I thank this video for being the inspiration for that, it really helped with understanding gravity

[Alrightythen]

being a good teacher isn't about being knowledgeable, its understanding how to convey that knowledge to those without it

[Lilkevbigpp]

When you realize he’s teaching teachers

[EveloGrave]

I come back to this video wvery now and then. Thank you mom for working your arse off to have me attend LGHS. Mr. Burns was an awesome teacher.

[thomashendricks]

I love to revisit this video. I love watching the simple explanation for the warpage of space time. I showed it to all my children when they were younger. So every once in a while I rewatch it. It just happen to appear in my feed today. So naturally I stopped and watched it.

[J_GoTTi]

“The ones that go the wrong way get eliminated.”

Story of my life.

[whizz_]

He’s the science teacher who everyone loves because he doesn’t just make everyone do mountains of worksheets

[thereadersvoice]

It's amazing and uplifting when you see a teacher who's actually able to physically demonstrate a concept in such a way that young kids can both understand and appreciate. It's not mystical; it's plain, basic physics. If only we had more people like this in the world...

[CosmicMonk]

Man I really wish I had teachers like this. If I was as intrigued Into these subjects then as I am now there’s no telling where I’d be, but lack of passion from teachers and not knowing how to find that passion in myself as a kid just made me feel like school wasn’t for me but this professor makes science look just as fun as it can be.

[dylanmccormack]

This dude literally repaired the fabric of space-time and yet is so humble, absolute legend

[ethanallred]

“How did we figure out the earth orbits the sun?”

“You take a trampoline...”

[surudog]

I wish I had teachers like him and made me ‘understand’ how things work with examples.

Also, I went to school when there was no internet or YouTube. Without those, understanding anything is complicated and teachers like these would have been very necessary to understand and love the subjects.