# Theory of Relativity in Words of Four Letters or Less

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**Created:** [January 4, 2003, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theory-of-relativity-in-words-of-four-letters-or-less/146518 "2003-01-04T00:02:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Debaser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3da27b/32.png) [@Debaser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debaser)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2003, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theory-of-relativity-in-words-of-four-letters-or-less/146518/1 "2003-01-04T00:02:26Z")

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Somebody has actually put together a good attempt at explaining Albert Einstein’s Theory of Relativity. It is written entirely in words less than four letters long. After reading it, I think that I understand relativity better, but somehow feel a bit closer to insanity.

[Here is the link.](http://www.muppetlabs.com/~breadbox/txt/al.html)

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**Author:** ![Splanky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@Splanky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Splanky)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2003, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theory-of-relativity-in-words-of-four-letters-or-less/146518/2 "2003-01-04T00:13:55Z")

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I found a site that does a great job in explaining _both_ Relativity theorys (General and the other one), as well as some other science theory/concepts. I can’t find it but I will eventually.

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**Author:** ![jmizzou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/edb3f5/32.png) [@jmizzou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jmizzou)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2003, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theory-of-relativity-in-words-of-four-letters-or-less/146518/3 "2003-01-04T03:36:30Z")

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> In a word, you can’t find any one true “at rest”. Izzy was the one who told us that. Izzy said that you can’t tell if you move or are at rest at any time. You can say that you go and all else is at rest, or you can say that you are at rest and all else goes. It all adds up the same both ways. So we all knew that much from way back when.

Wait, if I say that I am at rest, and all else goes. . .then the universe must revolve around me! I knew it!

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**Author:** ![ReuvenB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc348/32.png) [@ReuvenB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReuvenB)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2003, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theory-of-relativity-in-words-of-four-letters-or-less/146518/4 "2003-01-04T03:54:42Z")

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i thought you could explain it in 4 words or less:  
You faster, time slower.