Eli5: How does gravity affect time, dumb it down for me as much as possible

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Eli5: How does gravity affect time, dumb it down for me as much as possible

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Answer 1

Think of space and time as a blanket of the two interwoven together.

Now imagine dropping a ball on that blanket, that blanket is going to weighed down and the fabric bent – the ball bent space and time, effectively causing gravity.

[Here is a video to demonstrate](https://youtu.be/MTY1Kje0yLg)