The paradox is a paradox to you because you haven't really calculated it correctly. The time travel paradox is I send you off and you're moving at a high speed and I see that your time is ticking slowly. So how can we both see each other's time ticking slowly? That's called that's called it's called a twin paradox. If you just kept going I would think your time had slowed down forever. And the one who's accelerating will feel the effects of the time dilation relative to me. There you have it. Srivasta. Harasharaj says this from where? From Instagram. Maybe you'll get it.
What do you wish you’d learned in school? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice go back to school to answer questions about simulation theory, time dilation, white holes, the sound of space, and more!
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