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This being the case, you can't infer time flowing at different rates
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Yes , exactly that, no need to mess about with relativity because this shows relativity to be incorrect.
You cant infer time flows at different rates, if you shorten a second you in affect speed up the measurement . A clock finger takes less time to travel a shorter distance, half the distance, twice the speed.
Contracting distance is greater relative speed like two cars in a head on smash.
If both cars are travelling at 30 mph towards each other, the space between the cars contracts at 60 mph relatively.