#YOU TOO can solve for time dilation and length contraction if you so desired!

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reading the notes there i realize now i went too heavy with the math and jargon on that post cuz everyone is saying they dont understand :( but then again i cared more for correcting the inaccuracy than i did for sci comm like i normally do. i normally try to avoid math at all costs when doing sci comm to the general public but like there was no way for to me to correct the math, without also including math myself as well, so i just focused on showing my work and explaining why i did the steps i did, and why the answer makes more mathematical sense this way. but if anyone wants me to do a more sci commy approach to hopefully make it more understandable pls dont hesitate to shoot me an ask. im really passionate about sci comm and want to eventually make that my career so i take every instance of “i dont understand” very personally and want to find ways to improve

#although i do also recognize that this is tumblr and most people arent in the mindset to try to learn complex physics while just scrolling #their dash #so theres that too #but im still like. :( whenever my best efforts dont pan out #brot posts #astro posting #but yeah i definitely coildve done more to explain things but the post was already long enough #so i focused more on just explaining the pure math of it rather than the actual physics #like forget the conceptual part of it. the math is actually pretty easy #dont be daunted by the formula! i know it looks pretty complicated at first but i promise you the hardsst part of it is the conceptual bg #but the pure math of it is just middle school algebra #rearranging an equation. and then plugging in numbers into the variables #its really not so bad! you can do it! #YOU TOO can solve for time dilation and length contraction if you so desired!