Mercury's orbit—up close to the Sun—has a blip in it that Newton's laws can't explain.
In this way of thinking, the "background" acted more like a flexible mat, or a stretchy knit blanket.
[S]cientist Karl Schwarzschild began to think about what would happen if a place in space were extremely distorted.
All of this is powerful evidence that Einstein was on to something.
1 answer
The line that helps readers connect the scientific ideas in the text to their own experiences is:
"In this way of thinking, the 'background' acted more like a flexible mat, or a stretchy knit blanket."
This comparison uses a relatable image to describe a complex scientific concept, making it easier for readers to visualize and understand the idea of a distorted space.
