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The Equivalence Principle is considered the major turning point in our understanding of gravity (General Relativity). But, if you think about it for more than a second, it doesn’t hold up. Why is it so important if it isn’t true?

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TIME CODES

00:00 Cold Open
00:23 What is the Equivalence Principle?
02:01 What if weight doesn’t exist?
03:01 Thought Experiment 1
03:36 Thought Experiment 2
04:11 Thought Experiment 3
04:37 Uniform Gravitational Fields
05:34 Why does the Equivalence Principle exist?
06:21 Solar Eclipse Experiment
07:28 Summary
08:03 Nebula Ad
09:21 Featured Comments