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To: King Prout
from its own reference, it would notice the acceleration, but once the thrust ceased it would appear to be motonless while the rest of creation staggers past.

When some one is in an accident they say they were thrown into the windshield. That is actually the GT inertial frame of reference view (The car is slowing down but and accelerating (non-inertial) frame of reference). From the persons view (inertial frame of reference) it would be more appropriate to say that the windshield flew against the person.

Seems that the layman is way ahead on this one as Eienstien had to introduce non-inertial frames of reference to explain the GT of relativity, acceleration and gravity.

1,637 posted on 02/10/2005 3:00:33 PM PST by WildTurkey (When will CBS Retract and Apologize?)
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To: WildTurkey

actually, as a deceleration is in kinetics considered an acceleration, the winshield is changing vector faster than the passenger, so the winshield IS being thrown at the passenger.


1,642 posted on 02/10/2005 3:09:05 PM PST by King Prout (Remember John Adam!)
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