Gokul Krishna
Gokul Krishna thanked Ray Dart's answer

This is a simple question, but the answer could make several pages. If you take Einstein's hypothesis. Mass (the "cause" of gravity) bends space (or more accurately "spacetime"). The act of "falling" is merely travelling along "straight" paths in a space that is fundamentally curved. (Take a look at the "equivalence principle" - there's a … Read more

Gokul Krishna
Gokul Krishna voted up Ray Dart's answer

it might be anything. Sometimes a contract will specify indemnification in the event of material loss of some sort.

An example might be for one party to the contract to be required to pay a sum in compensation to the other party in the event of the contract resulting in a commercial failure.

But, as I said … Read more

Gokul Krishna
Gokul Krishna thanked Ray Dart's answer

it might be anything. Sometimes a contract will specify indemnification in the event of material loss of some sort.

An example might be for one party to the contract to be required to pay a sum in compensation to the other party in the event of the contract resulting in a commercial failure.

But, as I said … Read more

Gokul Krishna
Gokul Krishna voted up Ray Dart's answer

This is a simple question, but the answer could make several pages. If you take Einstein's hypothesis. Mass (the "cause" of gravity) bends space (or more accurately "spacetime"). The act of "falling" is merely travelling along "straight" paths in a space that is fundamentally curved. (Take a look at the "equivalence principle" - there's a … Read more

Gokul Krishna
Gokul Krishna thanked Ray Dart's answer

This is a simple question, but the answer could make several pages. If you take Einstein's hypothesis. Mass (the "cause" of gravity) bends space (or more accurately "spacetime"). The act of "falling" is merely travelling along "straight" paths in a space that is fundamentally curved. (Take a look at the "equivalence principle" - there's a … Read more