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Does Time Exist?

WHAT IS TIME ? Einstein  had once said, "Time is just an illusion".  Perhaps it is true that time really does not exist for the universe. After all, we humans are the ones who made it up. THE HISTORY OF TIME A long time ago(sometime before the 1500 B.C.), the sundial was invented in ancient Egypt and the measurement of time began. But back then, time was not measured in the same way as it is measured in the present. The concept of minutes, seconds, and hours didn't exist at that time.  In the past, the unit of time was the period of daylight I had recently read somewhere that maybe time was invented by clock companies to sell more clocks. Are clocks all that time is associated with?  Is there nothing else about time other than minute, second, and hour hands? Of course there is. So let us start expanding our knowledge on time. We have all obviously known since our childhood what time means. But what would you say if  I ask you to explain it to me? How would you p...

Speed, Distance and Time | How are they related?

Speed, distance and time are very essential concepts when one starts to learn about physics. Talking about one of them naturally brings up the other two as well, since they are linked with each other. Let's find out how, and learn about them!  SPEED Speed is a measure of how fast something is moving. It is how quickly an object is changing it's position, and so, it is a scalar quantity .  • The speed of an object is said to be more when it is travelling faster and covers more distance in a certain time. • The speed of the object is said to be less when it is travelling slower and covers lesser distance in the same time. SI unit of speed : • m/s (metres  per second) • Commonly used : Km/h (Kilometres per hour) • m/h (miles per hour) How to calculate speed : speed = distance/ time DISTANCE The distance between two objects is a measure how far away the objects are from each other. It is the physical length between two objects. • The distance between two objects is...