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What is the twin paradox? |
If objects traveling at different speeds through space experience the passage of time differently, then it is possible to imagine a situation in which a pair of identical twins could wind up as two people of different ages. If one of the twins were placed on a fast-moving vehicle at birth, and the other twin were to stand relatively still, then they would age at different rates. This is called the “twin paradox.”