You are a passenger on a spaceship. As the speed of the spaceship increases, you would observe
A) your watch slowing down.
B) your watch speeding up.
C) your watch losing time.
D) your watch gaining time.
E) nothing unusual about your watch.

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According to the theory of relativity, time dilation affects observers in different frames of reference. As a passenger on the spaceship, you remain in the same frame of reference as your watch, so you would not notice any change in its ticking rate.

You Are a Passenger on a Spaceship