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To: Iscool

You are right words DO have meaning. I am not arguing that.

But let me ask you a question (after the scenario): Is time constant? According to relativity, no. What about the speed of light? According to modern physics it is.

Now, consider the following scenario: There’s three clocks perfectly in sync and one is left here on earth while the other two are aboard a spaceship traveling at .99c to a spot about 50 light-years away, the ship stops and drops off a clock and returns to Earth at .99c.

How long did the trip take?You have three clocks to use, each with three different times, supposedly. The one on earth seemed to pass very slowly as you were traveling away from it, and the clock you dropped off appeared to be moving very slowly as you sped away from it. Did the first clock appear to speed up as you approached it? Which clock shows the correct time, assuming all three are different?


54 posted on 03/09/2009 6:28:01 PM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: OneWingedShark

Hmmm...If I was standing is a railroad car and the train was traveling east at 60 miles per hour, but I was facing west, and I was shaving with a Bic throwaway making 40 strokes per minute, how much force would it take to move the razor toward my ear as compared to moving it toward my chin...Hmmm...


60 posted on 03/09/2009 6:45:59 PM PDT by Iscool (I don't understand all that I know...)
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