Suppose that,as you sit in your classroom,you see two balls fall to the floor and hit at exactly the same time.According to the theory of relativity,other people sitting in the classroom with you will not agree that the balls hit the floor at the same time.

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According to the theory of relativity, all observers in the same inertial reference frame will measure the same time interval between two events, regardless of their relative velocities. Therefore, in this particular example, all observers in the classroom will agree that the two balls hit the floor at the same time.

Suppose That,as You Sit in Your Classroom,you See Two Balls