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That's why nothing in our universe can go faster than light. Because the phrase "faster than light," in our universe, is exactly equivalent to the phrase "straighter than straight," or "more horizontal than horizontal." It doesn't mean anything.
Malte Müller In case you ever need to talk about general relativity at a party and need a handy metaphor.
Thomas Kelpen I thought he or she was talking about special relativity not general relativity.
Malte Müller No – general relativity was the Big New Thing, because Einstein applied the notion of relativity to gravitation, and therefore, time and space. special relativity is called special relativity because it excludes time and space.
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Malte Müller In case you ever need to talk about general relativity at a party and need a handy metaphor.
Thomas Kelpen I thought he or she was talking about special relativity not general relativity.
Malte Müller No – general relativity was the Big New Thing, because Einstein applied the notion of relativity to gravitation, and therefore, time and space. special relativity is called special relativity because it excludes time and space.