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somebody please explain this (relativity)

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7imz

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one last question...

now we can't accelerate to the speed of light but can we do something kinda like in k-pax (i'm talking about the kevin spacey movie) where we "catch" a beam of light and travel along with it?
 

Dilbert

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7imz said:
one last question...

now we can't accelerate to the speed of light but can we do something kinda like in k-pax (i'm talking about the kevin spacey movie) where we "catch" a beam of light and travel along with it?
No.
 
There's a big distinction to be made between general relativity and quantum field theory which have been experimentally tested and verified, and stuff like wormholes, hyperspace and string theory which are impressive as hypothetical solutions to some weird 'bugs' in the current theories, but still haven't been empirically tested at all.
 

Jotaro

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Damn, I could answer things in this thread. Believe it or not, I had a course in College about... time (really) :lol

But then again, I don't want my head to explode, which hurts already after reading just a few posts. ;)
 

3rdman

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7imz said:
1. why is it that we can neve reach the speed of light?

2. somebody please explain the twins pardadox (you have a pair of twins, one stays on Earth, and the other one travels around space at something close to the speed of light. When he returns to Earth after 50 years or so, his brother would appear to be much older than him)


I haven't read this whole thread, but you've gotten the gist of it. However, for shits and giggles, let me throw my two cents in.

Time, gravity, and light are all connected. The farther you are away from the center of Earth, time moves slower. The same thing happens as you approach the speed of light, time begins to slow down. If you do manage to make it to 186,000 miles per second, time would completely stand still...forever. Curiously enough, the same thing would happen to you if you were to make it to the point of no return before entering a black hole. It is because of this that one twin never gets older, because time itself is realtive. You see, the brother on earth has experienced 50 years but the one traveling near the speed of light has only experienced a fraction of it.
 
quadriplegicjon said:
you have any pictures of you with any of these girls you keep posting?

yeah i do
here you go
nybild2.jpg


and to you who said what i was doing here...well let me tell you!

I am here to keep the threads classy, i fill these threads with good looking chicks and add enlightment to the regular internet geek, i for one whats to see hot chicks everywhere i look, makes me feel sort of happy.

oh and add a little to the topic, man kan never travel in light speed unless he is tripping on acid....
 

nitewulf

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fart said:
i also think god is ample reasoning behind your girlfriend and her sister, brother robert.
robert himself has been blessed by the supreme being himself.
but what i wanna see are pictures of geeky girls, with the thin frame glasses.
know what i'm saying?
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hawt!
 

Dilbert

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fart said:
i think the reason why mass can't reach the speed of light is because of GOD
:lol :lol :lol

Hey, nitewulf -- what you need is a T-shirt with a </GEEK> tag. You'd have the best pickup line EVER. :)
 

Dilbert

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shakezula said:
you have a better idea? I swear atheists are the new retards.. how anyone can have even a basic knowledge of relativity and quantum physics and not see we are living in the fucking matrix is beyond me.. including that there is a cosmic Colonel Sanders out there somewhere.
Ummmm...

1) fart was kidding.

2) "Atheists are the new retards?" I am intrigued by your ideas and would like to attend one of your new seminars.

3) How the hell did Colonel Sanders end up in all of this?
 

AntoneM

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shakezula said:
you have a better idea? I swear atheists are the new retards.. how anyone can have even a basic knowledge of relativity and quantum physics and not see we are living in the fucking matrix is beyond me.. including that there is a cosmic Colonel Sanders out there somewhere.


hallelua I see the light, your well crafted argument has persuaded me. I mean, what do experts know anyway? I'm putting my faith in something that doesn't even exist in a physical sense.
 

Hitokage

Setec Astronomer
how anyone can have even a basic knowledge of relativity and quantum physics and not see we are living in the fucking matrix is beyond me.
1. In the Matrix, everything has a green tint.
2. My surroundings do not have a green tint.
3. I am not in the Matrix.
 

Loki

Count of Concision
Hitokage said:
1. In the Matrix, everything has a green tint.
2. My surroundings do not have a green tint.
3. I am not in the Matrix.

ALL YOUR SYLLOGISMS ARE BELONG 2 SMITH!


THIS PROVES NOTHING! :D
 

fart

Savant
Cyan said:
1. In the Matrix, there are people wearing trenchcoats.
2. In our world, there are people wearing trenchcoats.
3. Socrates is a cat.
1. is robertsan always wearing that yellow BRASIL shirt?
2. ALGUAHALGUAHLGUAHLGAU
3. so lonely :(
 

NLB2

Banned
shakezula said:
you have a better idea? I swear atheists are the new retards.. how anyone can have even a basic knowledge of relativity and quantum physics and not see we are living in the fucking matrix is beyond me.. including that there is a cosmic Colonel Sanders out there somewhere.
:lol :lol :lol
SHAKEZULA FOR MOD! WHO IS WITH ME???//?
 
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