Everybody knows the examples of moving at the speed of light in spaceships with watches and all that snot to talk about relativity, light speed, Star Trek and blah blah blah. Today I was fishing around in my glove compartment for a stamp and pull out (drumroll) a watch that was a graduation present from my grandparents. I have been missing this watch for over a year with much gnashing of teeth and wearing of sackcloth for losing it because of a) its sentimental value and b) its one of those fancy silver deals with real hands :eek: . I digress. . .
This should be impossible because I have been in that glove compartment a million times since the watch was last seen for stamps, maps, tail light bulbs, pens, registration and insurance information :rolleyes: , screwdrivers, condoms, side arms, a flashlight, loose change, a lighter, a orphan cigarette (PLEASE?!), a book of matches, aligator clips, tire pressure gauge, napkins and yes, gloves.
Today was a magical day. After a years absence to God knows where, I rolled the dice and came up watch. However, my watch has been on some mystical journey because my watch tells me that today is the 2nd and EVERYBODY knows that today is the 8th. duh. So it’s either 6 days slow or 3 weeks and 4 days fast or any number of possibilities. Where has my watch been to have deviated from “Earth time” as we know it?