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To: sparklite2

“If you are traveling at the speed of light and turn your headlights on, would they still work?” - Steven Wright


39 posted on 04/08/2019 4:34:04 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
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To: a fool in paradise

That’s a good one. I think the answer is that you would see the light shining out at the speed of light in front of you. It’s the relativity thing.

What was a neat thing to learn, also, is why, say, a planet cannot travel at light speed. As it rolls along, the increased speed gives the planet more momentum. Momentum is kinetic energy. And by e=mc2, the kinetic energy is equivalent to increased mass, making acceleration require even more energy. Or something.


42 posted on 04/08/2019 4:45:23 AM PDT by sparklite2 (Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
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