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[-] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Touché

My ignorance shows it's ugly face again.

[-] accidental@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago

it's a hard thing for me to wrap my head around, but it's cool when you think about it: there's actually no possible shared reference; even with atomic clocks, based solely on the bouncing of cesium atoms ticking away, the distance travelled is dependent on acceleration in your reference frame.

relativity really is!

this post was submitted on 26 Aug 2023
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