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On Tue, Nov 07, 2000 at 08:41:38PM +0000, Jude Beaudin wrote:
> Let me rephrase the question:
> If a man travels on a ship away from earth for 5 light years at .5c, then
> returns to earth at .5c, who will have aged 20 years, the occupant or his twin
> who stayed on earth?
laf. That's the paradox. I think we won't know until we try it. I've seen
physicists get cross eyed thinking about it. Some say that _no_ time
will pass at all! But again, this is what I remember from highschool,
and my memory isn't that good - Jenn can testify. :P
:)
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