From: richalivingston@gmail.com   
      
   On Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at 8:37:52 AM UTC-5, Luigi Fortunati wrote:   
      
   > The two bodies attract each other because they follow their different   
   > "natural paths" and that's okay.   
   >   
   > But why do they keep attracting each other even when they stop getting   
   > close to each other and become one body with a single "natural path"   
   > instead of two?   
      
   The same question can be asked of each atom in each of the bodies:   
   Why do they not accelerate toward the center of mass of the body?   
   The answer is electromagnetic forces, the same ones that keep your   
   feet from sinking into the earth.  These EM forces cause the atoms to   
   accelerate w/in the curved space-time generated by all the mass   
   in the objects. and the result is the common motion of the combined   
   mass.   
      
   Rich L.   
      
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