Explanation of General and Special Relativity

[JerryClower]

Can a couple of you smart folks on here explain to me in simple terms (as simple as possible) what General Relativity and Special Relativity is? Also, if you don't mind, provide examples, if you feel it is needed for further explanation.

 

[Matterwave]

For questions as general as this, looking them up on wikipedia is a better way to go than just asking someone here to "fill you in".

You can start with these articles:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Introduction_to_special_relativity
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_relativity
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Introduction_to_general_relativity
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_relativity

If you have specific questions, you can ask them here. :)