When we’re on an airplane, it almost seems as if we’re not really moving. According to this model, light and time are twin sides of the same movement, like an actor walking on a stage in one direction as it spins at the same speed in the opposite direction.
This video footage described as “Airplane Freezes in Mid-Air” is a good primer for thinking about acceleration as existing against a backdrop that’s moving at the same speed in the opposite direction.
Perhaps, when we are “higher” than the baseline (viz. altitude sickness), we spin faster than time. When we are “lower” than the baseline, we spin slower than time (viz. deep-sea divers).
If we are faster than time (if our spin rate is accelerated), we will generate too much acid via metabolism. When we are too acidic we can pull calcium from the bones, as needed. We have observed and documented spaceflight osteopenia; viruses will also re-activate during spaceflight.
