10 May '06 02:59>
Two perfectly identical twins - clones even are split up at birth.
The first to be raised in a spaceship travelling near the speed of light.
The other raised here on earth.
One may postulate that based on special relativity if after 10 years here on earth the twin on the spaceship returned to earth she would be considerably younger than the twin who stayed on earth.
Now i ask you eggheads would she be physically younger?
Perkier tits, no grey hair, less cellulite?
Or would the space of ten earth years only feel like a shorter period of time from the point of view of someone travelling near the speed of light?
Or phrased another way is time a measurement between events such as cellular breakdown, tooth decay, organic entropy (events we use to determine aging) or is time strictly an abstract concept which exists only as a mental device for humans and therefore only relevant in regards to our own awareness of events around us?
Frankly i have no idea.
The first to be raised in a spaceship travelling near the speed of light.
The other raised here on earth.
One may postulate that based on special relativity if after 10 years here on earth the twin on the spaceship returned to earth she would be considerably younger than the twin who stayed on earth.
Now i ask you eggheads would she be physically younger?
Perkier tits, no grey hair, less cellulite?
Or would the space of ten earth years only feel like a shorter period of time from the point of view of someone travelling near the speed of light?
Or phrased another way is time a measurement between events such as cellular breakdown, tooth decay, organic entropy (events we use to determine aging) or is time strictly an abstract concept which exists only as a mental device for humans and therefore only relevant in regards to our own awareness of events around us?
Frankly i have no idea.