Debunking General Relativity's Use of Falling to Hide Acceleration

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Introduction

General Relativity (GR) asserts that objects in freefall follow geodesics in curved spacetime, effectively treating gravity as an illusion of motion rather than a force. This perspective is used to sidestep the necessity of explaining gravitational acceleration as a force-based phenomenon. However, this claim collapses under scrutiny for multiple reasons. Below, we expose how GR misrepresents acceleration, masks the existence of a real force, and contradicts empirical observations.

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I. The Fatal Flaw: Gravity Is Not Just Acting at the Contact Point

GR Claim: When an object is resting on a surface, the barrier provides an upward force preventing it from following the geodesic. When the barrier is removed, gravity stops exerting force at the contact point, and the object "falls freely."

Reality: Gravity is an external field effect that applies pressure throughout the entire mass of the object, not just at the contact point. This means:

• Gravity acts on every particle of an object continuously. The force is already propagating through the object before release.

• The top of the object experiences gravitational pressure before the bottom. The motion does not suddenly begin upon removal of the barrier—the pressure was already applied.

• If GR's argument were correct, objects should show a delay before moving once released, as if waiting for a force to act on them. But in reality, they move instantly, proving that the force was already present.

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Conclusion: The notion that gravity "stops exerting force" upon release is fundamentally flawed. The pressure from above ensures that motion is already in progress before the object is freed.

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II. Potential Energy and the Misconception of "Conversion to Kinetic"

GR Claim: When an object is released, its stored potential energy is converted into kinetic energy, which is the cause of motion.

Reality: This is a misunderstanding of what potential energy represents. Potential energy is a measurement of the ability to move, not a cause of movement.

• Gravity is the active agent of acceleration, not the conversion of energy.

• The force that causes acceleration was already acting on the object prior to release. The absence of an opposing force simply allows the object to follow the pressure gradient.

• If energy conversion alone were responsible, then objects should display a delay in motion. No such delay exists because the force is always present.

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Conclusion: The assertion that kinetic energy conversion explains freefall is a distraction. Gravitational force, not energy conversion, causes acceleration.

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III. The Hidden Reality of Acceleration in Freefall

GR Claim: Freefalling objects experience no acceleration because they are simply moving along a geodesic.

Reality: Freefalling objects experience continuous acceleration, observable in multiple ways:

• Tidal forces exist. If there were no acceleration, no differential stretching would occur across large objects. This alone refutes the idea that freefall is mere geodesic motion.

• Changing velocity proves acceleration. The speed of a falling object is not constant; it increases. This is direct evidence of force acting upon it.

• Newtonian mechanics aligns with observations, while GR’s description does not. Acceleration due to gravity (∇P_g) is measurable and verifiable, yet GR attempts to explain it away with coordinate redefinitions.

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Conclusion: GR attempts to redefine acceleration out of existence by appealing to geodesic motion, but measurable effects prove otherwise. Objects do not passively fall—they are actively pushed by a force (graviton pressure).

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IV. Empirical Refutation: The Instantaneous Motion of Falling Objects

GR Claim: Once an object is released, it follows its natural geodesic motion as if gravity is no longer acting.

Reality: The motion begins immediately upon release because gravity was always exerting force throughout the object. This is observable in:

1. Dense vs. Less Dense Objects: If gravity acted only at the contact point, dense objects would take longer to begin motion after release due to internal resistance. They do not. They fall instantly.

2. Stacked Objects Experiment: If an object is stacked on another and the bottom is removed, the top object does not "wait" for gravity—it immediately moves because gravity was acting on it all along.

3. Time-Lapse Analysis: High-speed video shows that objects do not hesitate before falling. This contradicts the idea that gravity "starts" acting only when the barrier is removed.

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Conclusion: Gravity does not require an object to be "released" to act upon it—it has already been acting the entire time.

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V. The Graviton Pressure Theory Explanation: The Correct View of Gravity

GR misinterprets gravity by hiding the real acceleration behind geodesic motion. The correct explanation, as provided by Graviton Pressure Theory (GPT), restores gravity as a real, external force rather than a mere geometrical effect.

1. Gravity is a pressure gradient (∇P_g), not a spacetime distortion.

2. Gravitons apply force continuously through mass, ensuring uniform acceleration.

3. Objects fall immediately because they are already experiencing pressure before release.

4. Potential energy is a measurement, not a causal agent of motion.

5. Acceleration is real and measurable; geodesic explanations do not remove this fact.

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Final Thoughts

The use of "falling along a geodesic" to explain away acceleration is one of the greatest mis-directions in modern physics. It attempts to redefine force out of existence while ignoring fundamental physical realities.

Graviton Pressure Theory restores force to gravity, eliminates contradictions in GR, and aligns with experimental observations. It is time to discard the illusion of geodesics and acknowledge gravity for what it is: a real, measurable force shaping the universe.