Sunday, March 2, 2008

Moving fast





One of the most astounding correlates from the relativity theory is that the faster you move, the slower time passes. The classic example is that of the space traveler leaving his family on Earth to explore another solar system and returning in 25 years to find that his family had aged faster than he. Master Kubrick nailed this (in 1968) with 2001: A Space Odyssey. Light waves move at 300,000K per SECOND, almost as fast as my nephew, who wasn't around yet for my brothers bachelors party in 1997. Move fast, then.

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