Suppose we tilt the light clock 90-deg such that the bouncing light within the clock travels in the same direction as the clock's motion relative to the observer. Can we do a geometric-based time analysis in this case to show that time has slowed in the moving clock?

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What happens if the light clock is in accelerated motion. How will the time get effected in this accelerated motion?

Hi Bruce, It is possible of course to do the same analysis with a tilted clock but it wouldn't be so easy because you should take into account the Lorentz contraction of the distance between the mirrors of the ligth-clock. Other issue would be the asymetric tick tock because one mirror would aproach and the other would escape from the light ball. It is much better for both visualization and calculation, to choose the mirrors paralel to the movement. Nevertheless with a tilted clock, no matter how much degrees, you would get the same time dilation.

@Michael Zebrowitz (regarding your reply to Anthony Toledo on August 30, 2020 at 10:15 am) I fully agree with you. All the mumbo-jumbo hocus-pocus "omni"-stuff should not cloud the scientific method. You put it very well. Cheers!