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\n“Professor, here’s my coursework.”<\/p>\n

“I see. Have you been hitting the bars in the Kuiper belt again.”<\/p>\n

“Well, maybe.”<\/p>\n

“And you traveled at what fraction of the speed of light?”<\/p>\n

“Zero point nine nine seven.”<\/p>\n

“Applying the Lorenz factor, how much extra time passed in the Earth
\nframe of reference compared to your personal frame of reference?”<\/p>\n

“Erm, maybe three days.”<\/p>\n

“Did you travel out to the Kuiper belt at the same speed?”<\/p>\n

“Yes.”<\/p>\n

“That’s six days more that time progressed on Earth compared to your
\npersonal frame of reference. When was the coursework deadline, Mr.
\nPhysics Student?”<\/p>\n

“Oh shit.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

From Guest Contributor Ross Clement<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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