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Originally Posted by Normandy6644
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Originally Posted by Sam5
I’m constantly amazed that when I drive to New York, the space between me and New York shrinks. And when I drive home, the space expands. This is some mysterious part of “relativity” that I’m still trying to understand. Hopefully, a thorough Google search will explain it all to me.
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Actually a really good explanation of this (among many other ideas) can be found in The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene. |
That’s ok. I just found a simple explanation in the AAA Driver’s Guide. Seems that when I drive toward New York, that’s what makes it appear to come closer to me, and when I drive away from it, that’s what makes it seem as if the “space is expanding” between me and New York.