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that time dilation is the reason we can use muon tomography to scan the Great Pyramids. From their point of view, muons only live a very short time. But they go so fast that from our point of view, they live long enough to penetrate the atmosphere and large objects.

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Fun Fact: that time dilation is the reason we can use muon tomography to scan the Great Pyramids. From their point of view, muons only live a very short time. But they go so fast that from our point of view, they live long enough to penetrate the atmosphere and large objects.

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