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Bell's spaceship paradox from special relativity has been tormenting physicists for decades. I try to settle the debate once and for all with the use of spacetime diagrams.
00:00 Cold Open
00:57 Physical Paradoxes
01:42 History of Spaceship Paradox
02:41 Spaceship Paradox Explained
04:59 Acceleration in Special Relativity
06:55 The Solution
08:36 The Limits
09:48 Sponsor Message
10:54 Outro
11:13 Featured Comment
Nick Lucid - Host/Writer/Editor/Animator
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Quantum Entanglement:
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Light is Infinite:
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Length Contraction Explained:
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Quasi-Stars:
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Kyle Hill on Spaceship Paradox:
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Epic Math Time on Spaceship Paradox:
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MinutePhysics on Spaceship Paradox:
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