In a physics class i remember my teacher trying to explain the idea of the atomic clock actually slows down and is behind the atomic clock left on Earth after it's been flying around in space for a while... and obviously to many black faces
But i also remember me asking is that do to with the clock or actualy time (a constant) slowing down?
If identical twins were seperated at birth, one being sent to space for 20 years, and the other living on Earth, when the twin returned, would it actually be physically and mentally younger?
And then if this is true: If time slows down when they were in space, it would constantly be ticking along slower, so wehn they come back to Earth, how does the time in space speed up and catch up the time on Earth?
Sorry if this is too long, im just curious
Thanks
2007-01-05
11:16:48
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