Very important relativity question

[xoggoth]

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/secondsemester/relativity/tompkins.html

 

[MichaelHunt]

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?

 

[NotAllThere]

Yay. Admin got out the flamethrower.

 

[BlasterBates]

There would be an awful lot of car accidents.

 

[Support Monkey]

you need to get out more

 

[stek]

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

Would make AtW's Lada seriously fast....