An Explanation for Time Dilation I. Introductions and Stuff. A friend of mine posed a question to me: Why is it that at high velocities, time is affected? This is a phenomenon called Time Dilation, a very important component in the Theory of Relativity. So this got me thinking, and I believe I have arrived at a plausible explanation to this....

Editing: oh wow, i just realized this post goes into the entire(ENTIRE) collection recent posts....

QUESTION ----------------- Original Message ----------------- From: cayla Date: Jan 30, 2008 3:28 PM answer me this: if you could transmit one human experience to an alien species (like make the alien species understand what it's like to taste lava cake, or what it's like to drum with fabric on your thighs) what experience would you...

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