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WHAT IS TIME? Part one.?

Relativity states that, as matter approaches the speed of light, mass approaches infinity and time approaches zero. Time is defined as a period over which events take place. Events require motion, and motion requires matter and space. Without motion there can be no time. What separates motion from time? Matter and energy are two forms of the same thing. Motion and time are not. Time is needed to calculate speed and distance. Man solved this problem by inventing time, his clocks measure the length of a day in hours, minutes, and seconds. A clock is nothing but a machine. It is motion that regulates the length of our day and year, motion of the Earth around its axis and its path around the sun, this has nothing to do with time, it is all about motion. A clock contains matter, therefore it has mass. If you subject a clock to relitivistic speed, its mass will increase; under this condition the movement of its components will slow due to the increased energy required to overcome inertia,

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  • 1 decade ago
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    wow....i didnt know that, thanks !

    I remember once my dad said to me if I tell you what clock really is it will change the way you look at the clock...and i was like really ?!?!!

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