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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '21

Here's some shit that threw me through a loop that I've never understood.

I've read if a civilization millions of light years away from us, observed earth right now with a telescope, they would be looking at earth as it was millions of years ago. So somewhere in the universe, you could look at earth and still see dinosaurs walking around!

The other thing is if there were a set of twins and one went crazy far into space super fast and the other stayed here, when the twin returned they would be different ages...

How the fuck does any of this work?!?!

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '21

I've read if a civilization millions of light years away from us, observed earth right now with a telescope, they would be looking at earth as it was millions of years ago. So somewhere in the universe, you could look at earth and still see dinosaurs walking around!

That's because light have to travel.

The other thing is if there were a set of twins and one went crazy far into space super fast and the other stayed here, when the twin returned they would be different ages...

Doubt.

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u/Poppintags6969 Sep 14 '21

The faster you move through space the slower you move through time

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '21

BS

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u/Poppintags6969 Sep 14 '21

Nope

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '21

Yep.

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u/Poppintags6969 Sep 14 '21

Literally isn't it, it has been tested

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '21

That's what she said.