Posted on January 20, 2015 by Stephen Smith
Steve, below is my concept of space. Just like air that we can't see, space is something: some thing, and does exist in and of itself. Space is an invisible substance existing between visible objects."space cannot warp or bend or ripple. It is a domain without substance, since it is where substance exists. To say that space and time are a “fabric” in which gravity can “wave” is ludicrous. It is tantamount to saying that space exists in and of itself and is capable of alteration."
Space is simply the interval between 2 or more points: a container with volume. If the room you are sitting in was air tight and the air (space) displaced out of the room, the molecules in objects would begin to pull further and further apart to fill the interval previously occupied by the air. As the pressure in the room lowered beyond the strength of your veins, they would burst. You would be like an aerosol can with a weak point in its container. Eventually the low pressure inside the room and the higher pressure outside the room, would cause the container to collapse and the pressure to equalize. The air, or space, is simply relocated outside the room creating a change in pressure.
Outer space, or the universe, is no different than an airtight room. It contains things visible and invisible, and is somehow contained. If the pressure of the vacuum of space was too low, it would exceed the stress limits of the container enveloping Earth's atmosphere. Earth is like an aerosol can floating in the low pressure of the universe. A weak point in our container would cause the higher pressure on Earth to equalize with the lower pressure of the universe. Although not visible, space, or the interval between objects, has to be something: some thing, with physical properties, even if we can't measure them.
Another example is a balloon. Transferring pressure (air) from outside the balloon to inside the balloon will eventually exceed the ability of the molecules in the container to absorb the space and it will burst. Transferring pressure out of the balloon will cause the space between molecules to displace outside the balloon and it will eventually collapse. The amount of space, just like air, remains constant; all that changes is its location.