Ok say it is the year 2150 I get in my car and set the cruise at 299 792 458 m/s. What happens when i turn on my headlights, and am i going to age?
That's an ill-posed question. You might as well ask what life will be like when you are dead.
QUOTE (tir0nel31+May 15 2008, 11:43 PM)
Ok say it is the year 2150 I get in my car and set the cruise at 299 792 458 m/s. What happens when i turn on my headlights, and am i going to age?
Hi Tirone (?),
B's right in that your question is unrealistic and a little bit odd in the info given.
1st, you can't get to the speed of light, so change it to say .9999c and you can calculate your time dilation to be about 70 to 1.
As far as your headlights go, c is always c no matter the speed of the source or detector (unless your headlights burned out, then you'll get pulled over by a cop that can go .99999c!)
Peace,
Ron
Hi Tirone (?),
B's right in that your question is unrealistic and a little bit odd in the info given.
1st, you can't get to the speed of light, so change it to say .9999c and you can calculate your time dilation to be about 70 to 1.
As far as your headlights go, c is always c no matter the speed of the source or detector (unless your headlights burned out, then you'll get pulled over by a cop that can go .99999c!)
Peace,
Ron
And, yes, you'll age just as you would had you gotten in your car in 1930 and gone top speed. The only difference appears after you come back from a long, fast trip. Then, you'll be younger than your twin left behind by an amount proportional to your measured time spent in your accelerated frame, relative to your twin.
There! I shot my best shot!
Inadequate mathematically, but perhaps I helped some.
There! I shot my best shot!
Inadequate mathematically, but perhaps I helped some.
QUOTE (Sapo+May 16 2008, 12:11 AM)
And, yes, you'll age just as you would had you gotten in your car in 1930 and gone top speed. The only difference appears after you come back from a long, fast trip. Then, you'll be younger than your twin left behind by an amount proportional to your measured time spent in your accelerated frame, relative to your twin.
There! I shot my best shot!
Inadequate mathematically, but perhaps I helped some.
Good correction, Sapo. I was watching him from my speed trap spot, where he appeared to me to be aging 1-70!
Peace,
Ron
There! I shot my best shot!
Inadequate mathematically, but perhaps I helped some.
Good correction, Sapo. I was watching him from my speed trap spot, where he appeared to me to be aging 1-70!
Peace,
Ron
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