Re: Aren't they downside up?

Mdmeenken wrote:

"Barry" schreef

Why are "spacetime" diagrams drawn downside up?

If we're falling through the void, shouldn't our paths point downwards.

which way is downwards?

If the top of the diagram is the top, then downwards should be towards the bottom. For some reason, they always show the bottom at the top.

It's much easier then to visualize our galaxy going down the plug hole.

wher's the plughole?

Right in front of us, towards the bottom.


By the way, why don't the stars go around the galaxy at the right speed?

and why does the sea not going further than the beach

I think that the sea is about to go further than the beach, if the global warming pundits are correct.

By the way, why *don't* the stars go around the galaxy at the right speed?

Could it be for the same reason that water doesn't go straight down the plug hole?

Barry
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