Impossible Muons

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This video is about how terrestrial muons are part of our experimental proof of time dilation, length contraction, and special relativity in general.
REFERENCES
Cosmic Rays
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Terrestrial Cosmic Rays
people.physics....
Cosmic Ray Interaction Depth & Muon Production Altitude
cosmic.lbl.gov/...
Cosmic rays are stronger at the poles
www.antarcticgl...
Cosmic Rays on Hyperphysics
hyperphysics.ph...
Exponential decay and mean lifetime
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