Very important relativity question

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stek replied

14 March 2012, 13:13
Originally posted by xoggoth View Post

I need to know what would be the practical consequences if the speed of light was 30mph.

Would make AtW's Lada seriously fast....
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Support Monkey replied

14 March 2012, 13:12
you need to get out more
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BlasterBates replied

14 March 2012, 13:02
There would be an awful lot of car accidents.
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NotAllThere replied

14 March 2012, 12:56
Yay. Admin got out the flamethrower.
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MichaelHunt replied

14 March 2012, 12:52
Originally posted by xoggoth View Post

Anyone up on the theory of relativity and implications?

I need to know what would be the practical consequences if the speed of light was 30mph. Would Usain Bolt start a race and end up 30 years older at the finish line? Would he even make the finish line, being approx 3000 miles across as soon as he left the starting blocks? Would you age twice as fast upstairs as downstairs?

You've been watching the telly on fast forward again haven't you?
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xoggoth started a topic Very important relativity question

14 March 2012, 12:50
Very important relativity question

Anyone up on the theory of relativity and implications?

I need to know what would be the practical consequences if the speed of light was 30mph. Would Usain Bolt start a race and end up 30 years older at the finish line? Would he even make the finish line, being approx 3000 miles across as soon as he left the starting blocks? Would you age twice as fast upstairs as downstairs?

Ah found this! Bolt would get flatter not wider and he'd age less not more.

http://boomeria.org/physicslectures/.../tompkins.html

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