On Mon, Sep 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM Alan Grayson <[email protected]> wrote:
> > *> I'm not sure the impossibility of absolute simultaneity solves the > problem,* > > > *Watch the video! If you follow what he does step-by-step you will see > that he is right. It's not difficult. * > > >> *I wish I was taught the Twin's Paradox this way! >> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsMqCHCV5Xc&t=2s>* > > > *I'll definitely watch it, very soon, but a-priori the impossibility of > absolute simultaneity can't solve the paradox because it's not its cause. > Can you succinctly state the cause of the paradox?* > *Yes, i**t's impossible for all observers to agree that two events are simultaneous unless they happen at the same place. But I'm sure that is a little too succinct to convince you, that's why you need to watch the video, it's only a little longer. And neither acceleration nor General Relativity is the key to resolving the twin "paradox", as far as this matter is concerned you'd do best to forget about them. * * John K Clark See what's on my new list at Extropolis <https://groups.google.com/g/extropolis>* fai -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CAJPayv3byoqzCG-8Ba6Ve%3DiE4%3DH_EHmunRNJmvpv19L7qNYFCw%40mail.gmail.com.
