Can a rock break the Speed. Of. Light. [the remake]

[why06]

Okay I wil try to answer both of your questions:<br /><br /><br />StopThinking:<br /><font color="yellow"><br />One form of light can travel faster than others?<font color="white"> I don't be lieve light HAS different forms.<br /><font color="yellow"><br />Is there any friction is space besides gravity?<font color="white"> Gravity is NOT a friction. It is a force. There are however man fast moving particles tha wiz through space at near light speeds... Something called a "hyper Z particle" and nuetrinos. Not yo mention random space-dust.<br /><font color="yellow"><br />Time is percieved by known physical properties<font color="white"> what?<br /><font color="yellow"><br />Speed is measured by rate of change in position<font color="white"> Speed is rate of change in position. If you don't know what speed is I seriously recomend you get a book or something. Not to be mean, but that is the truth. Speed =distance/time<br /><font color="yellow"> <br />Will this bbs e-mail me when ther is a response<font color="white"> No<br /><br /><br />sad_freak:<br /><br />1. You can't get to "c" with an object moving slower than "c" because it would take infinite energy.<br /><br />2. Any mass accelerating to "c" will gain mass making the object harder and harder to move until infinite energy is needed to move in finite mass. It would take all the energy in the universe to accelerate an object to "c" and then some.</font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <div>________________________________________ <br /></div><div><ul><li><font color="#008000"><em>your move...</em></font></li></ul></div> </div>

 

[colbourne]

The good thing about reativity is that when you are travelling close to light speed, time for you slows down.<br />There fore there is no need for a spaceship to go faster than light as it will still get to its destination quickly. Trouble is the people you are trying to see will be long dead by the time you get there.<br />I think the best bet is to arrange to meet half way (would this work ?) <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[retic]

Hmmm, Maybe another layman can inject some logic here,<br /><br />1. By forms of light. I believe he is referring to different wavelengths, IE not just the visible "light" per sey <br /><br />2. Friction = Gravity, misconception but yes like friction gravity can act upon your rock and theoretically change it's path or slow it down. friction could therefore be the interaction of gravity and your rock in layman's thinking.<br /><br />3. Time, is it a pre calculated item like C, time is relative to your location and speed, look at the posts on Black Holes to get a better idea how this works.<br /><br />4. Um I thick Why06 got this one nailed. on a Phunny note <br />TIME= Speedxdistance kinda a catch 22 aint it <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /> all you'll ever really know is how far you got......<br /><br />From a backwards thinking layman hopefully this helps

 

[colbourne]

Light goes at different speeds in different materials.<br />Also it is possible to get it to tunnel and go faster than "c". <br />Dont really think this would be practical over long distances. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[why06]

I appreciate the translation <img src="/images/icons/laugh.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <div>________________________________________ <br /></div><div><ul><li><font color="#008000"><em>your move...</em></font></li></ul></div> </div>

 

[sad_freak]

i'm sure i heard of some phenoenon where electrons go faster than C. what's it called?<br /><br />and that would be quite funny going at 0.99c you would get to the next galaxy instentaniously but everyone else would be dead a billion years ago.

 

[why06]

I know what your talking about. It seems that if one electron is changed from an up to a down position within that energy state the other electron of the pair would be insantly affected. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <div>________________________________________ <br /></div><div><ul><li><font color="#008000"><em>your move...</em></font></li></ul></div> </div>

 

[lukman]

What you mean is speed at relative, indeed, we are moving very fast, but nothing near speed of light, maybe 1/1000 C <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[why06]

Upon further thinking I would like to take back the statements against drafting. In hindesight I see I did not fully comprehend seriousness of that statement.<br /><br />That it is not "stupid" (terrible word choice). At near light speed the first bullet would greatly help the second bullet by reducing friction and removing the gravitational effects of dust particles and the like.<br /><br />What I wan to know is weather the first bullet will cause the second bullet to move more quickly through space-time. As a diver's hands help him move more smooth into the water. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <div>________________________________________ <br /></div><div><ul><li><font color="#008000"><em>your move...</em></font></li></ul></div> </div>