Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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If gravity is a particle... How come it can escape a black hole? 🤔 (interestingengineering.com)

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago

If gravity is a particle, and that's a big "if", then the inescapable attractive force of a black hole would be the result of that particle's action, so what exactly would it be escaping? Itself?