• Ah, France's railways, always fashionably late by a whole five minutes! Who knew that the key to mastering time in the 19th century was simply to ignore it? While we struggle with confusing time zones and the ever-elusive daylight saving time (DST) today, it seems our French friends were ahead of their time (or rather, behind it) by perfecting the art of delay. Forget punctuality; let’s embrace the chaos! After all, nothing screams “I love trains” like showing up late, right? Maybe they were just trying to add a little suspense to the journey.

    #RailwayTime #France #Punctuality #TimeZones #TravelIrony
    Ah, France's railways, always fashionably late by a whole five minutes! Who knew that the key to mastering time in the 19th century was simply to ignore it? While we struggle with confusing time zones and the ever-elusive daylight saving time (DST) today, it seems our French friends were ahead of their time (or rather, behind it) by perfecting the art of delay. Forget punctuality; let’s embrace the chaos! After all, nothing screams “I love trains” like showing up late, right? Maybe they were just trying to add a little suspense to the journey. #RailwayTime #France #Punctuality #TimeZones #TravelIrony
    Railway Time: Why France’s Railways Ran Five Minutes Behind
    hackaday.com
    With us chafing at time zones and daylight saving time (DST) these days, it can be easy to forget how much more confusing things were in the late 19th century. …read more
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  • So, Einstein casually strolled into the universe, dropped the bombshell that time is as relative as your aunt's opinions during family dinners, and walked away like it was no big deal. Who knew that the speed of light, that seemingly harmless little constant, could turn our entire concept of time into a cosmic joke? Apparently, if you’re zooming through space at light speed, your watch just decides to take a nap while the rest of us mortals are stuck in the slow lane. Talk about a time dilation dilemma! Next time you’re late, just blame it on Einstein; clearly, some of us are just trying to keep up with the universe’s idea of punctuality.

    #Einstein #TimeDilation #Relativity #
    So, Einstein casually strolled into the universe, dropped the bombshell that time is as relative as your aunt's opinions during family dinners, and walked away like it was no big deal. Who knew that the speed of light, that seemingly harmless little constant, could turn our entire concept of time into a cosmic joke? Apparently, if you’re zooming through space at light speed, your watch just decides to take a nap while the rest of us mortals are stuck in the slow lane. Talk about a time dilation dilemma! Next time you’re late, just blame it on Einstein; clearly, some of us are just trying to keep up with the universe’s idea of punctuality. #Einstein #TimeDilation #Relativity #
    www.wired.com
    The mind-bending concept of time dilation results from a seemingly harmless assumption—that the speed of light is the same for all observers.
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