Acknowledgment

Thank you to everyone who noticed that yesterday I was one day older than the day before! And a special thanks to Bora for collecting all the various links together in one place.

Now I do have to remind you all, though, that we're all aging at exactly the same rate (unless you have access to a spaceship that travels at a significant fraction of the speed of light), and all I've got is a head start on many of you, and a bit of a delay relative to some of you. So don't go getting cocky, you young whippersnappers — you'll be here someday, too.

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Not just spaceships. Anyone at a different gravitational potential is aging at a different rate, too.

you're a Pisces? that explains a lot*

happy birthday, PZ!
--otter (*also a Pisces)

Damn! I see the God of Biscuits has beaten me to the obvious response! But my in-depth textual analysis indicates you must have already had "Older" in mind when you wrote:

yesterday I was one day older than the day before

By Bill Dauphin (not verified) on 10 Mar 2008 #permalink

Belated Happy Birthday, youngster!

Remember: Health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.

By Hephaestus (not verified) on 10 Mar 2008 #permalink

Since none of us are completely still all of the time, aren't we all aging at slightly different rates than the rest?

I fully admit to being ignorant to the subject of relativity, and will concede to anyone who merely sounds confident on the matter.

Happy Birthday anyway, PZ - no matter how much faster you are aging than me. :)

I live closer to the equator (Toronto), so I'm moving faster, so I age slower. Thus, I am practically immortal compared to you and look forward to the day when you are too old and weak to bear the Cephalopod Crown. BWAHAHA!

No way man, I've got a plan...I'm going to live fast and die young! (off camera mumble...) Wait, I'm already 40? Crap, how did that happen?

By Robert Thille (not verified) on 10 Mar 2008 #permalink

You'll never catch up with me, youngun, although I must say that since you're a PhD, you're a bit sharper than I am although I won't hold that against you. At least you have a delightful sense of humor about you. I giggle most of the time while reading your updated posts.

Thanks for the giggles, PZ. You're ahight.

Hope your day was great sitting atop your birthday throne! Moreover, I hope that it isn't a white one. ~:o)

*Hugs!*

@aiabx Your latitude doesn't affect clock rate -- the effect of speed is offset by the effect of the oblateness of the earth. You have to compare elevations above sea level. (about 3 microseconds per year per km of elevation difference)

A very merry Unbirthday to you, to you!

By Susan Silberstein (not verified) on 10 Mar 2008 #permalink

Happy birthday and remember that those young whippersnappers are aging faster than you, percentage wise.

Haha, I didn't expect to get linked, who on earth saw my LJ?

Happy belated Birthday, PZ. I not only thoroughly enjoy your daily entries, I am reassured that yes indeed, intelligence, whether by design or not, does exist, and it's right here on your blog.

By Jeanette Garcia (not verified) on 10 Mar 2008 #permalink

Tom: curse you and your "science".

anyway belated happy birthday

By brightmoon (not verified) on 11 Mar 2008 #permalink

Happy belated birthday oh wise one!