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	Mara	2008-05-01 , 21:20
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Originally Posted by briand

umm.. no.

Radio waves deteriorate in the same manner, regardless of direction (in open space). That is to say, there is no component of the radio wave that is adversely affected by gravity or altitude. Benson's statement(s) is(are) correct.

Ummm... I thought that black hole and its gravity field does indeed bend radiowaves, or even suck them in? (At least it bends the light... so shouldn't radiowaves obey it as well?)

However, this example is really out of this world we are living in...

EDIT: Had to check that out. It is true:
http://www.nasa.gov/worldbook/gravit...worldbook.html

Last edited by Mara; 2008-05-01 at 21:32.

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