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Very important relativity question

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    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
    Last edited by xoggoth; 14 March 2012, 12:56.
    bloggoth

    If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
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    #2
    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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      #3
      Yay. Admin got out the flamethrower.
      Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!

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        #4
        There would be an awful lot of car accidents.
        I'm alright Jack

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          #5
          you need to get out more

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            #6
            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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