Bootlegs Part 5
Time dilation, part of the theory of relativity, truly spooks me. As good ol’ Wikipedia describes it, “time dilation is an observed difference of elapsed time between two events as measured by observers either moving relative to each other or differently situated from gravitational masses.” From a space travel perspective, it means that time will pass more slowly for an astronaut the closer they get to the speed of light, compared to a person who is planetbound and therefore more stationary. Time will SEEM to pass normally from the viewpoint of each person, but the astronaut could return home to find that generations have passed. Creepy stuff, and it’s even been demonstrated using atomic clocks on airplanes (compared to clocks back on the ground). Also, Queen wrote an awesome song about it called “’39.”
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Time dilation is the explanation in Battlestar Galactica (Reimaged version) for why the “Final Five” took so long to get from their planet to the Colonies (Caprica etc). Unlike the Colonies, they only had sub-light spaceships — still wicked-fast, but just not breaking the speed of light and therefore subject to massive time dilation.
That sounds cool. I haven’t seen a lot of the show, but I’d like to see how that played out.
It’s not actually gone into or explained explicitly, though — in BSG the science is background and not the story (unlike, say Star Trek). Probably why a lot of people went “whaaaa???” if they are unfamilar with the concept.
It did get a bit “huh?” towards the end of the series, though, but that’s do to with a whole other issue.
Better get those engines check boys. Though it probably has something to do with that stint in the biplanes.
Another instance time dilation occurs is in the waiting room at the doctor’s office where time passes more slowly for the person waiting. UGH.
The only way to fight it is by reading a magazine, since you’ll inevitably be called in halfway through the first interesting article you find!