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A Tale of Two Twins: An Exploration of Relativity

Wednesday 02.23.2011 , Posted by
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Two twin brothers, not drawn completely alike, help us understand Einstein’s famous Twin Paradox. One twin takes off at near light speed for the dark depths of space, the other a creature of comfort, stays home to drink tea. Tracing their diverging lives this clever animation by Yuanjian Luo explores the often misunderstood logic behind such concepts as time dilation and nonequivalent reference frames… it’s an amusing, understandable and heart warming ride.

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Known in some circles as the most amazing man in the universe, he once saved an entire family of muskrats from a sinking, fire engulfed steamboat while recovering from two broken arms relating to a botched no-chute wingsuit landing in North Korea. When not impressing people with his humbling humility, he can be found freelance writing, finding shiny objects on the internet, enjoying the company of much-appreciated friends and living out his nomadic nature. He is Managing Editor of Visual News. Follow his movements on Twitter:

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