Father Cristello was standing in Gummidipundi railway station to catch the electric train to reach Chennai. The platform was empty and there were only a few people.
A man sitting in a train in adjacent track was playing with a ball. He was throwing the ball up and catching it. The man glanced at Father Cristello and shouted, "Keep observing me father. Me, the ball and the train. Please father, do observe." He waved at Father Cristello.
Father kept observing the man, the ball and the train. He shouted back," A parabola, a stationary you and a stationary train."
Suddenly, the train in which the man was throwing and catching the ball, moved. The man shouted,"Now father ?"
Father shouted back, "A parabola of the ball."
The man shouted back, " To me the ball came back. Isn't it amazing ?"
Father replied back,"Yeah, relativity. "
The man waved back at Father Cristello and shouted, "Have a nice day !!"
nice story
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Yes; thanks,sm.
ReplyDeleteRelativity is a highly confusing concept - well explained through a story.
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