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Re: "seems" like a minute

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From The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com>
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Subject Re: "seems" like a minute
Date Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:52:02 -0700
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The Starmaker wrote:
> 
> Einstein said in so many words:
> 
> "If you sit on a pretty girl's lap for an hour, it seems like a minute.
> If you sit on a hot stove for a minute, it seems like an hour. That's
> relativity"
> 
> "seems" like a minute
> "seems" like an hour
> 
> Sounds to me Einstein is refering to an 'inner clock', not an outer
> clock.
> 
> Psycholocial time not
> 
> physical time.



But how do you measure if you're sitting on a stove with a girl on your
lap????


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"seems" like a minute The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-03-10 02:29 -0700
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  Re: "seems" like a minute Palmer Kefalas <kellll@sl.gr> - 2026-03-11 10:04 +0000
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  Re: "seems" like a minute The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-03-12 13:52 -0700
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