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To: Lancey Howard
What I’ve always wondered is, if scientists could “peer back in time” to one nanosecond into the existence of the universe and discovered a mirrored surface which was perfectly aligned toward the scientists, what would that mirror be reflecting?

Well, considering the reflected light would take just as long to return, you probably wouldn't see it if it were at that point. The light reflected from us would have to reach the mirror, then reflect back, doubling the time frame of the distance you are looking at. One of those fun space-time things to contemplate but only a few in the world can calculate (I wouldn't even pretend to try..)

26 posted on 08/19/2009 7:55:01 PM PDT by mnehring
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To: mnehring

OK, now this is the PBR thinkin’ more than me, but wouldn’t the image in the mirror merely be of the place the scientists were standing at the moment of the big bang?


90 posted on 08/21/2009 9:02:54 PM PDT by Mr. Lucky
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