Ever wondered what keeps your feet on the ground? It's gravity, but Einstein's theory of General Relativity paints a far more fascinating picture than just a simple pull. Imagine space and time woven together like a fabric – spacetime. Massive objects, like planets and stars, warp this fabric, creating curves and dips.
Think of it like a bowling ball on a trampoline. The ball creates a dent, and if you roll a marble nearby, it will curve towards the bowling ball. That's essentially what gravity is! Earth's mass warps spacetime, causing objects (like you!) to follow the curves towards its center.
General Relativity explains phenomena Newtonian gravity couldn't, like the bending of light around massive objects and the existence of black holes. It's a mind-bending concept, but at its core, it describes gravity not as a force, but as a consequence of how mass and energy shape the very fabric of the universe.
