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Special relativity is full of weirdness like length contraction and time dilation. It's the result of something called a Lorentz transform. It's almost exclusively done algebraically, but it makes way more sense if you do it geometrically. Brilliant for 20% off: brilliant.org/ScienceAsylum
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What the HECK is Time?!
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MinutePhysics on Length Contraction:
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