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Old 09-23-2011, 04:47 PM  
Matt 26z
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravita..._time_dilation

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Gravitational time dilation is the effect of time passing at different rates in regions of different gravitational potential; the lower the gravitational potential, the more slowly time passes. Albert Einstein originally predicted this effect in his theory of relativity and it has since been confirmed by tests of general relativity.

This has been demonstrated by noting that atomic clocks at differing altitudes (and thus different gravitational potential) will eventually show different times. The effects detected in such experiments are extremely small, with differences being measured in nanoseconds.
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So in theory if you could enter into a state of true zero gravity, time will stand still for you while Earth time continues forward.

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