The Twins Paradox and the speed of light

The twins conundrum didn't originate with Jester4kicks, so I doubt he knows the answer. My own guess is that there's a certain ironic appeal in contriving a situation where twins are no longer the same age.When I promoted the thread I was hoping that another question would get answered in passing. If it is the path through space/time that governs how much time ticks by, and if from the point of view of twin A the other twin B traveled a few light years out and back, while from the point of view of twin B it was twin A who traveled a few light years out and back, then how come the twins are no longer the same age when they're again together.--Percy

Hi Key,Below each message are a row of buttons. One of those buttons is labeled "Reply" and is for replying to that specific message. When replying to a specific message it is better to use that button, because then links to and from the messages are also created.About this: That's an interesting universe you live in, but here in the real world we find that t=d/v.--Percy

I'm not sure what Onifre is getting at, but the twin paradox is a fact. It not only has a very strong theoretical foundation, it's been verified experimentally with atomic clocks sent up in airplanes and into space.--Percy