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gmax137 reacted to Chicken Squirr-El's post in the thread Undergrad The paradox of symmetrical time dilation with
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You and I are standing back to back. I say you are behind me. You say I am behind you. We’re both right, right? -
gmax137 reacted to Nugatory's post in the thread Undergrad The paradox of symmetrical time dilation with Like.
You have overlooked the relatively of simultaneity. Say that observer A is located on earth, B on the ship, and both agree that the...
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gmax137 replied to the thread Undergrad The paradox of symmetrical time dilation.I think it helps to suspend your disbelief for as long as it takes you to learn how it works. Putting your mental energy into arguments...
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gmax137 reacted to Ibix's post in the thread High School GRB 250702B, the longest gamma-ray burst in history with
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I don't think the suggestion is that they arrived quicker, but rather they were emitted before the gamma burst. Whatever process... -
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gmax137 replied to the thread What did you do with your old college textbooks?.I just got a brochure in my mail from Zubal Books. I had forgotten about them. They say they will buy Physics, Math, Engineering...the...
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gmax137 replied to the thread Looking for movies where mathematics actually matters.I like the scene where Kevin Spacey says "I had forgotten how bright it is on this planet" Maybe not the exact words but...
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gmax137 replied to the thread Collection of Lame Jokes.Mr Eleven is the President of China.
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gmax137 replied to the thread Other What are you reading now? (STEM only).@Frabjous Did you read it? How did you like it?
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gmax137 reacted to wrobel's post in the thread A cool collection of classical mechanics problems with Like.
mech problems I like 3D problems more, but these are also great
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gmax137 replied to the thread Looking for movies where mathematics actually matters.Does comedy count? There is a "Simpsons" episode where Homer has written on a chalkboard $$3987^{12}+4365^{12}=4472^{12}$$ Feel free to...
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I forgot what I'd done with my boomerang, but then it hit me.
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gmax137 replied to the thread Schools How good and well-known is the physics program at RPI?.It has a good rep in nuclear engineering as well. I agree. I have known and worked with quite a few RPI alumni. This is so true...
