30 Days of Science - Day 21

Lady Liberty may not appreciate the angle of this photo.

Keith and I went to NYC in September for our anniversary.  It was a great 3 day trip.  The first day it rained so hard it was incredible.  We were soaked!  We might as well of jumped in a pool.  It was also very foggy so we couldn't even see the Statue of Liberty until we got close to it and when we were on Liberty Island we couldn't see the city.  Just minutes before I took this picture, the rain finally started to let up for a while.  Despite the rain, we still had a good time.  We went to the 911 memorial (it was the first month it was open), we also went to Cirque du Soleil at Radio City Hall, the Blue Man Group, Little Italy for some amazing desserts and a street fair, and some fun toy stores including the American Girl Place.  It was a great trip.  At the 911 memorial we got our picture by the Survivor Tree because I think it will be really interesting to compare photos 50 years from now.

Did you know that according to Einsteins theory of relativity a clock at the top of the Statue of Liberty would run slower than one sitting on the ground?  It has to do with the fact that the earth is rotating, and the higher you are, the faster you are rotating around the sun.  The faster you travel, the slower time moves.  It's a complicated topic, but very interesting.  Read this simple explanation of the theory of relativity on WikiAnswers.  It's something interesting to think about the next time you are in a big city.