I think I've found the dumbest application of Special Relativity
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SR is a hoax. So many scientists have successfully disproved it. Try to find content that debunks relatively and see if you can agree or not
Nah, just look at the GPS clock rate compared to the clocks on earth. The clocks on earth run slower because they are being accelerated (gravity) than the clocks in space orbiting at 18,000 miles an hour.
They use half of what SR would call for, thus invalidating SR by omission.
Relativists try to justify the asymmetry in time dilation by saying "orbit is non-inertial and SR deals with inertial frames". That also invalidates the original argument then.
No, the difference is gravity is an accelerating force vs a constant speed of the orbiting craft.
It is the acceleration that causes the time dilation.
Time is slower at the bottom of a gravity well.
Two different effects. Effects due to different gravitational potential and effects due to velocity.
You're conflating the two. SR deals with velocity and not acceleration.