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To: cripplecreek
If you're travelling on a train moving at 99.9999% the speed of light and you get up and walk to the front of the train, didn't you just surpass the speed of light?

Given the speed of light,a walk at .0001% of that speed would have to be a fairly brisk one.

13 posted on 03/26/2006 8:58:50 AM PST by Gay State Conservative
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To: Gay State Conservative

Well you get my point. Add another several dozen 9s on the end of it and you could make it more reasonable stroll.


18 posted on 03/26/2006 9:04:54 AM PST by cripplecreek (Never a minigun handy when you need one.)
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To: Gay State Conservative
Given the speed of light,a walk at .0001% of that speed would have to be a fairly brisk one.

True. That would equal 18.6 miles per second. That's some pretty quick walking.

As for the premise itself, I have no idea. I think Einstien was tripping on something. I don't understand any of his theories.

77 posted on 03/26/2006 11:54:56 AM PST by Washi
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