You're implicitly assuming Newtonian mechanics and won't get anywhere until you stop. Here's an explanation of a simple thought-experiment based almost entirely

You're implicitly assuming Newtonian mechanics and won't get anywhere until you stop. Here's an explanation of a simple thought-experiment based almost entirely on the assumption that the speed of light is constant that lets you easily derive time dilation: http://aeroja.blogspot.com/2011/01/moving-light-clock-ticks-slower-in-this.html http://aeroja.blogspot.com/2011/01/moving-light-clock-ticks-...