_My friend Matt was talking about the speed of light the other day. He said that if you travelled at 97% of the speed of light for a decade you would return 20 years in future to find everyone had aged twice as much as you. I know it sounds a little ridiculous but he was very convincing. I wondered if his theory could be applied to travelling in a car: “Do people that spend a lot of time on the road age less?” I asked.
“Probably,” he said, “but the results would be minimal.”
I spent the next 96 days driving around the country in my ’89 Toyota Hi-Ace. On my return I could see a visible change in my appearance – I looked roughly three months older. My van on the other had aged significantly less; it had transformed from an ’89 Hi-Ace to a ’93 Ford Transit. I was surprised by the change in manufacturers.
“Probably,” he said, “but the results would be minimal.”
I spent the next 96 days driving around the country in my ’89 Toyota Hi-Ace. On my return I could see a visible change in my appearance – I looked roughly three months older. My van on the other had aged significantly less; it had transformed from an ’89 Hi-Ace to a ’93 Ford Transit. I was surprised by the change in manufacturers.