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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: http://brilliant.org/ScienceAsylum
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What the HECK is Time?!
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RELATED YOUTUBE VIDEOS
MinutePhysics on Length Contraction:
youtu.be/-NN_m2yKAAk
Fermilab on Length Contraction:
youtu.be/-Poz_95_0RA
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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: http://brilliant.org/ScienceAsylum
________________________________
VIDEO ANNOTATIONS/CARDS
What the HECK is Time?!
youtu.be/7HBKEDyFTv8
________________________________
RELATED YOUTUBE VIDEOS
MinutePhysics on Length Contraction:
youtu.be/-NN_m2yKAAk
Fermilab on Length Contraction:
youtu.be/-Poz_95_0RA
________________________________
SUPPORT THE SCIENCE ASYLUM
Patreon:
http://www.patreon.com/ScienceAsylum
Advanced Theoretical Physics (Paperback):
http://www.lulu.com/shop/nick-lucid/advanced-theoretical-physics-a-historical-perspective/paperback/product-24250687.html
Advanced Theoretical Physics (eBook):
gumroad.com/l/ubSc
Merchandise:
http://shop.spreadshirt.com/scienceasylum
________________________________
HUGE THANK YOU TO THESE PATRONS
Asylum Counselors:
Matthew O'Connor, Nikolaos Vasiloglou II
Asylum Orderlies:
William Morton, Fabio Manzini
Einsteinium Crazies:
Wacky, Eoin O'Sullivan, Ken Davis, LT Marshall, Ilya Yashin
Plutonium Crazies:
Al Davis, Compuart, Ellis Hall, Kevin MacLean
Platinum Crazies:
Olga Cooperman, Rick Dinning, Kyle Bowles, Marino Hernandez, Eugene Boone, Jon Adams, Mr. Orn Jonasar, Vittorio Monaco, Stephen Blinn, Mikayla Eckel Cifrese, Jonathan Reel
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LINKS TO COMMENTS
youtube.com/watch?v=Js4Oy2CjOtE&lc=Ugy5j0PKU4HOQv4bWF94AaABAg
________________________________
IMAGE CREDITS
"Whose Line Is It Anyway?" is the property of Warner Bros. Television and airs on ABC.