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Re:Mysterious object is being dragged into the black hole at... by oneshtein on Saturday February 25, 2023 @09:16PM (#34942414)
It's always possible to create shared clock between two points and keep it accurate, then measure time of events A and B according to the clock.
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Re:Mysterious object is being dragged into the black hole at... by _boffin_ on Saturday February 25, 2023 @09:38PM (#34942521)
That’s some beautiful hand waving in regards to creating a shared clock.

I’m an idiot and would love to know how this would be possible.

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Re:Mysterious object is being dragged into the black hole at... by ithinkso on Sunday February 26, 2023 @10:04AM (#34946066)
Then you reunite the clocks and discover they show completely different time!
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