Wheelimus, that show sounds cool. Never even heard of it until now, or UF. Is it new? I'll try to look for it, but I might have to wait for DVD/Blu-Ray and then rent it. Definitely worth checking out, though. Thanks for the heads-up.
Wheelimus Prime wrote:another problem with the "moving faster than the speed of light" theory is just that: moving at the speed of light would slow down the perceived time of the people in the craft, but not by a noticeable difference (cutting the time difference by about half, i.e. 24 hours would only be 12.)
When you say "perceived time," what exactly do you mean? The people inside the crate won't perceive any time change. "Crate people" would see "outsiders" moving super fast and "outsiders" would see the "crate people" moving super slow. But each observer will see him- or herself moving at a normal speed. But cutting down the flow of time by half *is* noticeable. You're telling me you wouldn't notice the crate people moving at half speed? (Assuming you could see someone while they're moving so fast... I know that's impossible, but....)
Anyway, moving at the speed of light wouldn't just slow down time. Time would freeze. To slow down time by half, you'd need to move at 161325.3 miles per second, which is almost 87% the speed of light. There's a formula Einstein developed when he developed Relativity: X = t divided by the square root of (1 minus [v squared over c squared]). t is the passage of time measured between two ticks on a clock by a stationary observer. X is the passage of time measured between two ticks on a clock by the guy who is moving. v is your velocity and c is the speed of light. These two can be in terms of any measurement system, but you have to use the same measurement system for both. So if v is in km/h, so must c.
So take 180,000 miles per second as v, which is almost 97% the speed of light (I know this will be tough to represent with pure text, but...):
X = t / the square root of (1 - [180,000 miles per second squared / 186,000 miles per second square]).
X = t / the square root of (1 - 32,400,000,000 / 34,596,000,000).
X = t / the square root of (1 - 0.9365244536940686)
X = t / the square root of 0.0634755463059314
X = t / 0.251943537932472878
And if we've used miles per second for v and c, we'll use seconds for t, so let's say 1 second. (Really, you could use any measuring system for t since we're only looking for a multiple, but let's go with seconds).
X = 1 / 0.251943537932472878
X = 3.969143277919
So at 180,000 miles per second, you'll be experiencing 1 second per your 1 second, while everyone on Earth will be experiencing almost 4 seconds per your 1 second. (I had to approximate the number at some points, so the actual number might be a little off). Or 4 hours to your 1 hour or 4 years to your 1 year.
If you look at going the speed of light:
X = t / the square root of (1 - [186,000 miles per second squared / 186,000 miles per second square]).
X = t / the square root of (1 - [34,596,000,000 / 34,596,000,000])
X = t / the square root of (1 - 1)
X = t / the square root of 0
X = t / 0
And we can't divide by 0, so therefore X becomes infinity: time freezes.
Wheelimus Prime wrote:to Me,Grimlock! where do you think i got all this information from, Steven Hawking, i am glad i watched "Into The Universe" two sundays ago
Never even thought anything. This is your first post here.
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