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I’m 3 glasses in, I’m ready to do it now.
 
Nah, it was a moment in time.
It is possible that it could still be applicable depending on how you figure it.



One of the more startling implications of general relativity is that time flows differently depending on how fast an object is.

For instance, viewed from Earth a space ship that travels towards Alpha Centauri (4.3 light years away) at 99.9% the speed of light would take around 4 years to complete.

However, for occupants inside the ship the whole journey would last just 65 days, or just over two months.

By using a simple calculation, a 90 second moment on the near light speed spaceship would last around ~2000 seconds here on Earth.
 
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