: How does gravity cause time distortion ?

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I just can’t put my head around the fact that gravity isn’t just a force

EDIT : I now get how it gets stretched and how it’s comparable to putting a ball on a stretchy piece of fabric and everything but why is *gravity* comparable to that. I guess my new question is what is gravity ? 🙂 and how can weight affect it ?

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Cause space and time are related concepts. Say it takes you 10 seconds to walk from point A to B. Now imagine the space between point A and B is stretched like a rubber band, now it will take you longer than 10 seconds.
Strength of gravity determines space distortion and hence time dilation.

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