|
Moving at the speed of light
|
|
if someone "moves at the speed of light" in reality how fast are they actually going? isnt the speed of light really slow? or is that universe-wise?
Don't walk behind me i may not lead;Don't walk in front of me i may not follow;Just stand beside me and be my friend
|
|
Re: Moving at the speed of light
|
|
I think its 186 000 miles per hour, or miles per second....... I'm not too sure on the units, but its 186 000 somthings per somthing. Its not slow. In theory, its the fastest attainable speed because once an object hits that speed, that object becomes light.
Wise Man says: "Take a dog off its leash and it will wander."
|
|
Re: Moving at the speed of light
|
|
The speed of light is 186000 miles per second. This reminds me of e+mc2(squared)Energy=mass times the speed of light squared. Wouldn't that be neato? then again you never know after you reach the speed of light of you'd ever be whole again... I will continue to ponder! ^_^
woot
|
|
Re: Moving at the speed of light
Link |
by
on 2005-11-07 21:47:15 (edited 2005-11-07 21:53:30)
|
|
Google is good: http://www.google.com/search?q=speed+of+light There is no practical way to accelerate an object to the speed of light because as its speed approaches c, its mass approaches infinity (mass being defined as "resistance to being accelerated"). If you were to get on a space craft and move relative to the earth at speeds approaching c, your clock would not read the same as the clocks on the earth. This is known as time dilation. Experiments have been conducted which support this theory, which came from Einstein's one postulate of special relativity. However, "Time" does not slow down, you can still play hackie-sack inside the space ship, assuming it has stopped accelerating and the "no seatbelt" sign is not illuminated. 
|
|
Re: Moving at the speed of light
|
|
I f you could move at the speed of light, chances are that you would hit something and the different light beams of you, would be thrown everywhere.
Wise Man says: "Take a dog off its leash and it will wander."
|
|
Re: Moving at the speed of light
Link |
by
on 2005-11-07 21:58:47 |
|
light beams? your protons/newtrons/electrons wouldn't transform into some other particle (photons) just because your moving fast. the whole "what if you could..." line of reasoning is INVALID because it is a CONTRADICTION.
|