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Twins Variation
[Mentor's note: I split this off from the "twins paradox confusion" thread where it was originally posted because that thread is pretty long already and this is not a continuation of the scenario being discussed there. It would be confusing if M1keh comes back to the other thread and we end up discussing both his scenario and yours simultaneously!]
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I wonder if someone might be able to offer an explanation of the following somewhat related twins paradox I just thought up. I've attached a crude drawing to better explain it.
Twin's names are A and B.
A and B travel @ .9c in a straight line, A following B, away from Earth.
A shoots a laser at B.
A sees the laser slowly catching up to B but B turns before it hits arriving safetly back at Earth.
B sees the laser traveling towards him @ c, crashing into him before he makes the turn and killing him.
Can A and B go for coffee?
[Mentor's note: I split this off from the "twins paradox confusion" thread where it was originally posted because that thread is pretty long already and this is not a continuation of the scenario being discussed there. It would be confusing if M1keh comes back to the other thread and we end up discussing both his scenario and yours simultaneously!]
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I wonder if someone might be able to offer an explanation of the following somewhat related twins paradox I just thought up. I've attached a crude drawing to better explain it.
Twin's names are A and B.
A and B travel @ .9c in a straight line, A following B, away from Earth.
A shoots a laser at B.
A sees the laser slowly catching up to B but B turns before it hits arriving safetly back at Earth.
B sees the laser traveling towards him @ c, crashing into him before he makes the turn and killing him.
Can A and B go for coffee?
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