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THE
THEORY OF RELATIVITY IN 1-, 2-, 3- & 4-LETTER WORDS
by Brian Raiter
Download the complete theory: a 6 page PDF
This is a great use of short words. Reprinted with the permission of Mr. Raiter, who holds the copyright.
The writing shows what can be done with the short words and a creative spirit.
Most students will not be able to understand all of this, but it does show what can be done with short words: and there might just be a budding genius in your class who will understand it.
Here is a sample of the writing:
| ... I call it a “new kind of pull”, but it isn’t so new: you feel it all the time. Get in a car and step on the gas -- you feel a pull back into your seat. Let up on the gas a bit, and the pull goes away. Make a left, and you feel a pull to the side. Stop, and you feel a pull out of your seat as you slow down. Or, go to the fair and get on a ride. As you spin, you feel a pull out, away from the ride. You spin: that is to say you veer, and veer and veer and veer, just like the moon. If you had no seat belt, you’d fly off the ride, and you’d fly off in a line. (Well, that is to say, you’d fly off in a line as a bird sees it. To be fair you’d also arc down at the same time. But put that to one side.) ... |