Relativity of Time for Two Observers

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russ_watters said:
I think it's more like saying I'm 100 miles from Pittsburgh and youre 1000 miles from Pittsburgh and that's a contradiction because it means Pittsburgh is in two places at once.
Or is it like I took a 100 mile round trip beginning and ending at Pittsburgh and you took a 1000 mile round trip beginning and ending at Pittsburgh and that's a contradiction because it means Pittsburgh is in two places at once.
 
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