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Old 30th April 2007 | 00:36
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Blacksheep
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How far is that?
Relative to what?
How long is ten seconds?
Your ten seconds or mine?

There is no universal absolute time; time is a route dependent variable.

Since velocity is defined in terms of time and distance, while time is dependent upon velocity and relative direction and there is no universal constant time, the question is meaningless.

Yes, it is a question of Einsteinian proportions.
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