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Was Einstein Wrong about Space Travel?
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| 03/22/06
Posted on 03/22/2006 5:34:03 PM PST by KevinDavis
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posted on
03/22/2006 5:34:32 PM PST
by
KevinDavis
(http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
To: KevinDavis
Just another kind of cooked goose eh?!
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posted on
03/22/2006 5:35:18 PM PST
by
muawiyah
(-)
To: KevinDavis
Einstein's astronauts rode trains and elevators.
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posted on
03/22/2006 5:35:33 PM PST
by
RightWhale
(pas de lieu, Rhone que nous)
To: RightWhale
Einstein had astronauts?
And clams have legs :)
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posted on
03/22/2006 5:37:11 PM PST
by
Number57
To: KevinDavis
From the individuals point of perception there would be no difference in the rate that time passes so I wouldn't say it would keep you young exactly. Sounds like more of a one way time travel method.
Still cool stuff fer ponderin.
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posted on
03/22/2006 5:37:40 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Never a minigun handy when you need one.)
To: KevinDavis
With warp 9, you would be to Alpha Centuri in about 30 seconds.
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posted on
03/22/2006 5:38:15 PM PST
by
Thunder90
To: Number57
(for those who don't know what I'm talking about)
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posted on
03/22/2006 5:38:39 PM PST
by
Number57
To: KevinDavis
Well, ok this doesnt exactly make Einstein wrong... Biological effects do not change the tested theory that time does indeed slow down when approaching light speed.
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posted on
03/22/2006 5:38:57 PM PST
by
Lunatic Fringe
(http://ntxsolutions.com)
To: Thunder90
Why don't they always travel warp 10?
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posted on
03/22/2006 5:39:08 PM PST
by
RightWhale
(pas de lieu, Rhone que nous)
To: KevinDavis
The problem with the Theory of Relativity is that once you understand it, at least conceptually, everything becomes relative.
And then everything you think is common sense turns out to be false, so you either begin drinking heavily or just huddle in a corner and shake.
Or you start watching South Park to make some meaning of life.
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posted on
03/22/2006 5:39:36 PM PST
by
Dog Gone
To: RightWhale
Because warp 10, in the Star Trek universe of physics, is the speed at which you occupy multiple points in space.
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posted on
03/22/2006 5:40:25 PM PST
by
Lunatic Fringe
(http://ntxsolutions.com)
To: KevinDavis
Yeah, well, at the vey end of the article is a note (before any FR physicists have kittens) -
Editor's note: This story should not be construed to mean that Einstein's theory of Special Relativity is wrong. It is correct. The Twin Paradox was concocted in Einstein's day to illustrate time dilation only. It was never intended to treat all aspects of space travel...
I'm guessing that the mutagenic properties of cosmic rays might end up clobbering the individual before he or she ages seriously from telomere damage. But there's a way to find out.
To: RightWhale
Warp 10 is transwarp speed, something not attainable by Star Trek Federation ships within the series.
To: KevinDavis
To: Dog Gone
Oops. I think I just dropped my fingers.
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posted on
03/22/2006 5:41:11 PM PST
by
Lunatic Fringe
(http://ntxsolutions.com)
To: KevinDavis
Bad headline. Bad study. False conclusion.
Besides, it is not all that hard to generate a localized magnetic field the same strength as earth's, around a ship.
Now generating a planetary magnetic field is a different animal and the earth's magnetic field is declining rapidly.
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posted on
03/22/2006 5:41:24 PM PST
by
staytrue
To: KevinDavis
"The theory of relativity tells us that the faster you travel through space, the slower you travel through time."Relative to the person who isn't moving. The guy coming back from space actually did a little bit of time traveling. He is now in his brothers and planets future.
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posted on
03/22/2006 5:43:19 PM PST
by
TheLion
To: Lunatic Fringe
"Well, ok this doesnt exactly make Einstein wrong... Biological effects do not change the tested theory that time does indeed slow down when approaching light speed."
Exactly why this article is stupid. Einsteins theory about velocity and time have been backed up by experiment, we sent clocks on fast rocket trips and they were slow by the exact amount that his equation said they would be.
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posted on
03/22/2006 5:44:23 PM PST
by
RHINO369
To: KevinDavis
The traveler is still younger that the stay-at-home, he's just in terrible shape because of radiation effects.
Poorly titled article but fun to read.
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posted on
03/22/2006 5:46:23 PM PST
by
muir_redwoods
(Free Sirhan Sirhan, after all, the bastard who killed Mary Jo Kopechne is walking around free)
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