Over heard this conversation last week.
Over heard this conversation last week.
Picture this. Two dudes who have never met (one was a friend). This stranger comes up to him and says
"Can I ask you a question..."
"Yes"
"Picture yourself in a vehicle, any vehicle and you're travelling at the speed of light. You're travelling at the speed of light and you turn your headlights on. What happens?"
"Can I ask you a question..."
"Yes"
"Picture yourself in a vehicle, any vehicle and you're travelling at the speed of light. You're travelling at the speed of light and you turn your headlights on. What happens?"
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no. maybe not. the light will be traveling with you. but it wont leave a trail and it cant go any faster to illuminate the area in front of you.lynt wrote:So like, leave a trail of light?Ag3nT[]0raNg3 wrote:only the space behind you will be lit up innit
dunno tho. your car prolly fell apart or ran out of fuel a couple of seconds ago.
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Like riding a tram and then jumping and not flying to the back of the tram, but landing in the same spot sorta... hmmAg3nT[]0raNg3 wrote:no. maybe not. the light will be traveling with you. but it wont leave a trail and it cant go any faster to illuminate the area in front of you.lynt wrote:So like, leave a trail of light?Ag3nT[]0raNg3 wrote:only the space behind you will be lit up innit
i think the answer is something like this: when you get close to travelling at the speed of light, time slows down and distances becomes shorter. so the headlights would appear to shine normally to the driver, but not to anyone else. light travels at the same speed no matter how fast you're going.
i think this has been tested and proven.
i think this has been tested and proven.
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the speed of light will be different between the outside and the inside of the car, due to the difference in enviromental factors (atmospheric components, etc). the theory of special relativity rears its ugly head.
that said, you most likely will see the light from the headlights, due to the fact that all elements are travelling at the same speed.
that said, you most likely will see the light from the headlights, due to the fact that all elements are travelling at the same speed.
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‘cause we keep pushing the vibe.
I think the speed of light is merely a measurement that light takes to get form "ignition" point A to an expanse of space being point B.(I'm sure I didn't shine any breakthrough revelations just there!) I wouldn't think regardless of the speed of movement at any such time their would be any difference made to how a beam of light is projected considering the light source is moving at the same speed as the movement source, ie, fuck off fast space vehicle.....my 2 cents
A. I think you would still see a forward projected light source as if the vehicle was standing still.
A. I think you would still see a forward projected light source as if the vehicle was standing still.
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it's more of a postulate, as in a base assumption on which the theory is based.valuetime wrote:light travels at the same speed no matter how fast you're going.
i think this has been tested and proven.
but it only gets up to 88MPH.Fents wrote:Anyone have a spare BTTF Delorium to test? Im not doing much at work, can test over lunch break.
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DRS wrote:It’s uplifting while we drift through time,
‘cause we keep pushing the vibe.
e = mc2
the speed of light is the conversion point at which energy becomes mass. my (crap) understanding is that to the bystander it would appear that when you turn the headlights on that the headlights will appear to gain mass
This is why you can't go faster than the speed of light, because any energy that would propel you faster than the speed of light becomes mass therefore making the thing heavier and increasing the amount of energy required to make said thing travel at its current velocity. This is why you can't travel faster than the speed of light
I'm sure I'm way off but it's something like that.
the speed of light is the conversion point at which energy becomes mass. my (crap) understanding is that to the bystander it would appear that when you turn the headlights on that the headlights will appear to gain mass
This is why you can't go faster than the speed of light, because any energy that would propel you faster than the speed of light becomes mass therefore making the thing heavier and increasing the amount of energy required to make said thing travel at its current velocity. This is why you can't travel faster than the speed of light
I'm sure I'm way off but it's something like that.
He's climbing in your windows, he's snatching your people up.
you're forgetting the 1.21 gigawatt factor tho. marvel at this huge number.system wrote:but it only gets up to 88MPH.Fents wrote:Anyone have a spare BTTF Delorium to test? Im not doing much at work, can test over lunch break.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=& ... tnG=Search
valuetime wrote:you're forgetting the 1.21 gigawatt factor tho. marvel at this huge number.system wrote:but it only gets up to 88MPH.Fents wrote:Anyone have a spare BTTF Delorium to test? Im not doing much at work, can test over lunch break.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=& ... tnG=Search
Explain emit lights different to projecting light... ultimately it's based on the same principle... light photons illuminating a source (I think). Headlights project because of bad arse mirrors and brightness levels.. still the same thing. yeah?valuetime wrote:they emit light, same as the headlights. would appear completely normal.lynt wrote:The idea of headlights is to project light. What about other lights in the vehicle, dash board, gadgets and such. What would happen?
i'm sure if we revisited this conversation mid-chop, it'd be more interesting.
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yeah, a molecular mass will become infinitely heavy at the speed of light.mrj wrote:e = mc2
the speed of light is the conversion point at which energy becomes mass. my (crap) understanding is that to the bystander it would appear that when you turn the headlights on that the headlights will appear to gain mass
This is why you can't go faster than the speed of light, because any energy that would propel you faster than the speed of light becomes mass therefore making the thing heavier and increasing the amount of energy required to make said thing travel at its current velocity. This is why you can't travel faster than the speed of light
I'm sure I'm way off but it's something like that.
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Dr Karl (not Lynt) is an idiot.
For some reason he seems to believe that if you say something quickly, loudly, and with enough authority that this makes it true.
This is not the case, it only makes it quick and loud. Sort of like sex with an adolescent Panda. Perhaps more painful though.
For some reason he seems to believe that if you say something quickly, loudly, and with enough authority that this makes it true.
This is not the case, it only makes it quick and loud. Sort of like sex with an adolescent Panda. Perhaps more painful though.
He's climbing in your windows, he's snatching your people up.
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I think that may have happened previously when you intimated that you have indulged in sexual congress with a rare teenage bear, purely for comparative purposes. Or maybe that's just me...mrj wrote:Hmm....its possible that I've endangered my argumentgreat_magnet wrote:I don't think it's that black and white mate...mrj wrote: Sort of like sex with an adolescent Panda. Perhaps more painful though.
This ain't no party
This ain't no disco
This ain't no foolin' around
This ain't no disco
This ain't no foolin' around
well, I heard they were dying out, and that they sometimes have trouble in getting them to mate. We all have to do what we can to save the Panda's you know.great_magnet wrote:I think that may have happened previously when you intimated that you have indulged in sexual congress with a rare teenage bear, purely for comparative purposes. Or maybe that's just me...mrj wrote:Hmm....its possible that I've endangered my argumentgreat_magnet wrote: I don't think it's that black and white mate...
I was actually just trying to impress this conservationist chick.
She wasn't.
I'm meeting the Panda for drinks on saturday though (paws crossed all goes well)
He's climbing in your windows, he's snatching your people up.
Halle-fucking-ujah. I have the same dislike for Karl. Used to love him until I started listening to him on the radio everyday and found so many faults in his answers that I lost all respect for him. Sad daymrj wrote:Dr Karl (not Lynt) is an idiot.
For some reason he seems to believe that if you say something quickly, loudly, and with enough authority that this makes it true.
This is not the case, it only makes it quick and loud. Sort of like sex with an adolescent Panda. Perhaps more painful though.
Did you know that if you left the earth in a spaceship and travelled for 10 earth years at the speed of light toward an object, then returned, you would be younger then when you left or at least wouldn't have aged at all?! This is where the time space continuum kicks my ass. On earth, you would be aging in earth time, but hurtling through space at the speed of light means you age at a slower rate b/c time is stopping for you.
As an object accelerates, time slows down relative to that object. It would seem to the traveller that time would have stopped, because nothing is travelling faster than him.
Even though it's been proven impossible, if you could travel faster than the speed of light, you'd be able to take off and turn around to watch yourself taking off.
Head fuck or what! FMF where are you??
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I'm with you GuynocerousGuyno wrote:I think the speed of light is merely a measurement that light takes to get form "ignition" point A to an expanse of space being point B.(I'm sure I didn't shine any breakthrough revelations just there!) I wouldn't think regardless of the speed of movement at any such time their would be any difference made to how a beam of light is projected considering the light source is moving at the same speed as the movement source, ie, fuck off fast space vehicle.....my 2 cents
A. I think you would still see a forward projected light source as if the vehicle was standing still.
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Good luck with that mate, I'd suggest taking her to the Bamboo House so she feels comfortable. Either that or tell the bar staff that you're on a location scout for the upcoming TV campaign for a new range of Bundaberg Rum pre-mixed drinks and the bear wanted to "get into character".mrj wrote:well, I heard they were dying out, and that they sometimes have trouble in getting them to mate. We all have to do what we can to save the Panda's you know.great_magnet wrote:I think that may have happened previously when you intimated that you have indulged in sexual congress with a rare teenage bear, purely for comparative purposes. Or maybe that's just me...mrj wrote: Hmm....its possible that I've endangered my argument
I was actually just trying to impress this conservationist chick.
She wasn't.
I'm meeting the Panda for drinks on saturday though (paws crossed all goes well)
This ain't no party
This ain't no disco
This ain't no foolin' around
This ain't no disco
This ain't no foolin' around
Yeah well, do you know why they're having trouble getting Panda's to mate? It could be because the aphrodesiac the Chinese are giving them is Ground Panda Penis.mrj wrote:well, I heard they were dying out, and that they sometimes have trouble in getting them to mate. We all have to do what we can to save the Panda's you know.great_magnet wrote:I think that may have happened previously when you intimated that you have indulged in sexual congress with a rare teenage bear, purely for comparative purposes. Or maybe that's just me...mrj wrote: Hmm....its possible that I've endangered my argument
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