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Originally Posted by jb92563
I don't understand why TIME slows or reverses when you reach or exceed light speed.
The amount of time that passes remains constant right?
If the light from the sun takes 8 minutes to reach you, it does not change the fact that 8 minutes have passed.
Am I missing something?
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Stephen Hawkings' book, A Brief History of Time, explains all of this in terms the average non-physicist can easily understand. Everyone should read this book at least twice.