Do you find that being tall or living at a higher altitude slows down time?

[Boner_18]

Because it does.

Gravitational time dilation.

 

[IAG]

So what does that give you...an extra second over the course of your life time?

 

[MrX]

So what does that give you...an extra second over the course of your life time?

Not anywhere even near that much!

 

[MrX]

And I think it goes faster at higher elevation. You want more gravity, not less, to slow down time, right?

 

[MrX]

In related news, your head is older than your feet.

 

[Boner_18]

You're right - less gravity = faster time.

 

[IAG]

So I thought being tall and living part time in Colorado would give me an advantage, but doesn't sound like much of one. Still interesting.

So not even a full second over a lifetime? Why even bother measuring that then? Must be a reason.

 

[MrX]

So not even a full second over a lifetime? Why even bother measuring that then? Must be a reason.

Because it's interesting?

And it matters for GPS satellites.

 

[Matty]

In related news, your head is older than your feet.

 

[Saulty]

I think shorter people live longer because they breath cooler air.

 

[shdw01]

tall people must have short lives because their heart really has to do some pumping to get the blood throughout the body

 

[kato]

science always wins

 

[Matty]

when you think it doesn't, you're just holding the chart upside down

 

[kato]

exactly

science

 

[RayRay]

science always wins

brigham young would be so disappointed in you

 

[kato]

agreed

they hate kato

 

[bacon]

I think shorter people live longer because they breath cooler air.

I counter this with the amount of methane consumed based on head level

 

[roguejuror]

science always wins

becoming a huge fan of science now