Space 9 / Relativity — "Meanwhile, Back on Earth…"

(Yes, more Space! Part 1 is here but you don't need to go back that far to follow this)

Having at least covered (see Part 8) the question of why the speed of light is constant, the next order of business is the weird and wacky consequences. I'll skip straight to the one that nobody seems to get:

If you're writing your Galactic Empire story and you find yourself needing to say, "Meanwhile, back on Earth,…" that, right there, means you are doing it all wrong.

This can be explained, but first, we need some building blocks: ( Read more... )