02-26-2012, 21:13
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Let's say you're in a spacecraft orbiting the Earth, pursuing another spacecraft in the same orbit.
You're trying to close range in order to get close enough to shoot him down (assuming he doesn't know he's being chased).
What do you do?
--Slow down!
Seriously.
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02-26-2012, 21:19
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BUT!
The big questions is:
If it were possible for a car with it's lights turned on to be traveiling at the speed of light, would the lights illuminate the road in front of the car?
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02-26-2012, 21:27
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Quote:
Originally Posted by alelks
BUT!
The big questions is:
If it were possible for a car with it's lights turned on to be traveiling at the speed of light, would the lights illuminate the road in front of the car?
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Trick question.
A car can't go the speed of light because it's momentum would approach infinity.
It would be impossible to accelerate the car that last bit.
Now if the car were going 99% of the speed of light...
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02-26-2012, 23:24
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Originally Posted by GratefulCitizen
Trick question.
A car can't go the speed of light because it's momentum would approach infinity.
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You mean to tell me an Infinity is going to be faster than the car I'd be in ???
69 FORD Mustang fastback with a 402 small block
Naaaaaaa ....... Can't see that happening. 
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02-26-2012, 22:40
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Quote:
Originally Posted by alelks
BUT!
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that's a big but.
Quote:
Originally Posted by alelks
If it were possible for a car with it's lights turned on to be traveiling at the speed of light, would the lights illuminate the road in front of the car?
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Yes, but yesterday.
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02-26-2012, 22:08
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Originally Posted by GratefulCitizen
--Slow down!
Seriously.
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Slower = lower = faster ground speed. 
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02-26-2012, 22:23
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Slower = lower = faster ground speed.
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Shorter path, too.
In 1965, James McDivitt was trying to rendezvous with something ahead of him.
Speeding up didn't work.
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Make a decision, and then make it the right one through your actions.
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02-26-2012, 22:56
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02-26-2012, 23:17
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You know what's really great about all these posts,you can't be called out for going off topic...............
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Come on, Big Teddy. Don't hijack the thread. Sheeez.
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02-27-2012, 07:36
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You know what's really great about all these posts,you can't be called out for going off topic...............
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Remember the long thread we had running about the airplane taking off while on a rug moving in the opposite direction?
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02-28-2012, 08:47
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Remember the long thread we had running about the airplane taking off while on a rug moving in the opposite direction?
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Between this thread and that one...I can see we don't have very many random whizz quizz employees...
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02-28-2012, 09:46
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02-28-2012, 10:05
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Quote:
Originally Posted by glebo
Between this thread and that one...I can see we don't have very many random whizz quizz employees...
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Respectfully disagree.
I am certain that there are many members from my era who frequently experience the random whizz.
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