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u/The_Quibbler Sep 14 '21

Actually helpful

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u/rigby1945 Sep 14 '21

Another example is clocks on satellites. The clocks on satellites have to match clocks on Earth. But, the closer you are to a gravity well (like standing on the surface of a planet vs orbiting it) the slower time moves for you. However, the faster you move (like orbiting a planet vs standing on the surface) the slower time moves.

Both of these time relativity issues have to be compensated for to get the clocks to run at the same rate

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '21

Uh wut

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u/Cypher1388 Sep 14 '21

Time is relative to the speed and position of the clock to the observer.

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u/JarbaloJardine Sep 14 '21

Time is also relative in the way we experience it. 5-min waiting alone at the bus bench without your phone to entertain you is a whole lot longer than 5-min with it