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Complete Solution To The Twins Paradox

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What it is

A minutephysics explainer on the twins paradox in special relativity. It shows why the traveling twin ends up younger and how acceleration resolves the paradox.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters recommend it as an easy-to-digest explanation of time dilation and the twin paradox.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2021

What HN commenters said

  1. “Minute Physics did a good couple of videos on this”

    Easy-to-digest explanation of time dilation

    Sean1708, 2018-07 · Recommendation · in “First Successful Test of General Relativity Near Supermassive Black Hole”

  2. “These minutephysics videos provide some idea of what's happening”

    Gives an idea of what happens at relativistic speeds

    p1mrx, 2020-08 · Recommendation · in “Fastest star ever seen is moving at 8% the speed of light”

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Topics: twins paradox, time dilation, relativity, minutephysics, acceleration

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