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A train going at the speed of light

Discussion in 'Miscellaneous' started by HODOR, Aug 26, 2011.

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  1. HODOR

    HODOR Guest

    Well there's only one thing to be certain, no matter how fast the train could go, it would still be late.
     
    HODOR, Aug 28, 2011
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  2. ComJak

    ComJak Shipwright

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    ^true that.
     
    ComJak, Aug 28, 2011
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  3. ComJak

    ComJak Shipwright

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    and the food won't be good either

    no matter how fast you go, shitty food is shitty food
     
    ComJak, Aug 28, 2011
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  4. Geti

    Geti Please avoid PMing me (poke a mod instead) THD Team Administrator Global Moderator

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    @czubai you got it kind of right, actually. People moving at higher speeds relative to other things experience what is termed time dilation. They experience everything "as per normal" but the people they're moving stupidly quickly in comparison to would observe them doing everything in "slow motion".
    It happens because no matter what velocity you have relative to everything with else in the universe, light will always be moving at the same speed (c) relative to you and everything else in the universe.
    This applies even if you're moving completely opposite directions.
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    It's the same! Tricky stuff!

    This is a simplification that's only true for constant speeds. When you bring acceleration into the mix you get a whole new kettle of fish/book of formulae.

    And yeah, train food is pretty average.
     
    Geti, Aug 29, 2011
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  5. Valkyrie

    Valkyrie Shark Slayer

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    You wut?
     
    Valkyrie, Aug 29, 2011
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  6. Rainbows

    Rainbows KAG Guard Forum Moderator Tester
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    He means it eventually does a SONIC RAINBOOM
     
    Rainbows, Aug 29, 2011
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  7. Valkyrie

    Valkyrie Shark Slayer

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    Sonic should only be used in case of emergencies... Oh fuck it, where's my screwdriver?!
     
    Valkyrie, Aug 29, 2011
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  8. ArpiG

    ArpiG Shopkeep Stealer

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    So,there is no posibility for them to see anything OUTSIDE of the train because of the speed.
    Another fact is,that,the time,will probably stay still.
    And,if they want to slow down,they are gonna explode :D!!!
     
    ArpiG, Sep 8, 2011
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  9. Chosen

    Chosen Shopkeep Stealer

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    They would travel back in time until they pass the big bang and/or somehow escape the universe. What would happen afterward? Would they cease to exist? Would they just keep go on forever? I have no idea.
     
    Chosen, Sep 8, 2011
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  10. Overlord

    Overlord KAG Guard Tester

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    I admire your scientific analysis on this whole matter Furai but I do believe I can top it.

    [​IMG]

    As you can see the train is going really fast and you would die.
     
    Overlord, Sep 12, 2011
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  11. Templar_Frost

    Templar_Frost Horde Gibber

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    The friction will burn the train up before they will get even CLOSE to speed of life.
     
    Templar_Frost, Mar 13, 2012
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  12. lehoon

    lehoon King

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    lehoon, Mar 17, 2012
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  13. The_Khan

    The_Khan Bison Rider

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    The Train speeds up to the speed of instance and if the train is on a continues loop than for the people inside the train time wouldn't go anywhere and by the time the train stops not even 0.0000000000000000000000000001 second would have passed, that is if the train even stops, even if it's 999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 Kms away from it's destination, it's the same seconds (No seconds).
     
    The_Khan, Mar 17, 2012
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  14. -Q

    -Q   Donator

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    Clever.

    Anyway, as someone who has never studied anything relevant to this (Note: Reading Wikipedia does not count):
    I would say that, logically, the effect would be indeterminate, which justifies the variability of musings on this thread. That is to say, since matter traveling at c is impossible, determining what would happen when matter travels at c is impossible. There is no answer. I suppose though, one could look at the limits of this function, and deduce some key effect that would have a positive correlation with velocity.​
     
    -Q, Mar 17, 2012
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  15. keyofdoor

    keyofdoor Haxor

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    The closer something is to the speed of light, the more time slows for it.
    Nothing will reach C (Discluding any theoretical particles.)
    Though I'd think since time is slows near a blackhole, that it would produce gravity.
    Tldr = A really really slow blackhole.
     
    keyofdoor, Mar 20, 2012
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