Get Nebula for 40% off with my link: https://go.nebula.tv/scienceasylum The Equivalence Principle is considered the major turning point in our understanding of gravity (General Relativity). But, if you think about it for more than a second, it doesn't hold up. Why is it so important if it isn't true? Nick Lucid - Host, Writer Em Lucid - Producer Viki Lewis - Editor Mikaila Blackburn - Animator ________________________________ SUPPORT THE SCIENCE ASYLUM Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/ScienceAsylum YouTube Membership: null Advanced Theoretical Physics (Paperback): http://www.lulu.com/shop/nick-lucid/advanced-theoretical-physics-a-historical-perspective/paperback/product-24250687.html Advanced Theoretical Physics (eBook): https://gumroad.com/l/ubSc Merchandise: http://shop.spreadshirt.com/scienceasylum/ ________________________________ HUGE THANK YOU TO THESE SUPPORTERS Asylum Orderlies: Dhruv Singhal, Medec Hurtz Einsteinium Crazies: Benjamin Sharef, Eoin O'Sullivan, Jonathan Lima, Joseph Salomone, Kevin Flanagan, Sean K, YouTubeviewer2014 Plutonium Crazies: Al Davis, Compuart, Ellis Hall, Fabio Manzini, Kevin MacLean, Rick Myers, Vid Icarus Platinum Crazies: Clayton Bruckert, David Johnston, Jonathan Reel, Joshua Gallagher, Marino Hernandez, Mikayla Eckel Cifrese, Mr. Orn Jonasar, Olga Cooperman, Thomas V Lohmeier ________________________________ SOURCES http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Relativ/grel.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_solar_eclipses_in_the_20th_century https://www.britannica.com/story/the-solar-eclipse-that-made-albert-einstein-a-science-celebrity ________________________________ LINKS TO COMMENTS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrpdwJNNskk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrpdwJNNskk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrpdwJNNskk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrpdwJNNskk ________________________________ IMAGE/VIDEO CREDITS Eclipses: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HowardRussellButlerEclipse.JPG https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1919_eclipse_positive.jpg People: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:08608_einstein_1916.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:David_Hilbert_postcard.png ________________________________ TIME CODES 00:00 Cold Open 00:23 What is the Equivalence Principle? 02:01 What if weight doesn't exist? 03:01 Thought Experiment 1 03:36 Thought Experiment 2 04:11 Thought Experiment 3 04:37 Uniform Gravitational Fields 05:34 Why does the Equivalence Principle exist? 06:21 Solar Eclipse Experiment 07:28 Summary 08:03 Nebula Ad 09:21 Featured Comments