in the movie “Interstellar” time goes by much faster for the main character on the ship than it does for the people back on Earth. How does this happen?
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*My time has come*
I’m not sure what scene you’re referring to, but to my knowledge, time goes by slower for Cooper then it does for the people back on Earth. When the crew lands on the water planet, a scientist stays back in the main ship while Cooper, Brand, and another guy go down to check it out. They’re only there for a few minutes but back in the main ship decades have passed. The reason for this is that areas with higher gravity have time pass slower relative to areas with lower gravity. [this image](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/39/0d/98/390d984b43d15f03a76783d2715bb6e6.jpg) explains it pretty well – imagine your walking on these squares. It takes you one minute to cross each square, even as they’re getting longer. It still takes you a minute, every time, to cross a square. For someone watching outside, you’ll look like yo’re getting smaller and smaller. So that’s how Cooper came back younger then Murph at the end – time was different for him because he was in an area of high gravity which “slowed” down time for him.
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