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xkcd #3317: Gravitational Square Wave

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Depending on the energy deposition I can manage, it might also be a fun prank on the rest of the Earth.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3317/

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[–] maegul@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 days ago

Awesome, thank you!

I was wondering, as a completely naive person, if a large enough square gravity wave would be capable of “moving” objects faster than the sites of light, where this is permissible because it wouldn’t be movement but space time bending.