Special Relativity and the Twin Paradox

How can just two rules of Einstein s 1905 theory of special relativity lead to seemingly paradoxical changes in the perception of time? Want exclusive updates whenever a new video is posted? Sign up here! http://www.physicsgirl.org/signup This video was inspired by a special relativity class in high school. Special relativity was one of the first subjects that made me go, “wow, that’s really how the world works?!” It stretched my imagination, as I hope the twin paradox will yours. Airplane footage: Ben Bloomberg, Derek Muller Rocket Footage: NASA Thanks to Bobak Hashemi and Kyle Kitzmiller for helping film Help us translate our videos! http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_panel?c=UC7DdEm33SyaTDtWYGO2CwdA&tab=2 Instagram: http://instagram.com/thephysicsgirl Twitter: http://twitter.com/thephysicsgirl Facebook: http://facebook.com/thephysicsgirl http://physicsgirl.org/ Music: "Ticker," "Good Starts," Locally Sourced," "Space Coast"