How Far Can You Travel?
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Wouldn't it be easier to say that we can exceed the speed of light but distance remains the same rather the get shorter? This length contraction is an 'epicycle' created to give the illusion that the speed of light is constant. I mean if you were going at 2c you'll cover a distance of 3 million km in 5 seconds. However, if you were traveling at c, a distance of 3 million km would appear as 1.5 million km and will also take 5 seconds. So why all the hassle of relativity?
If you reach light speed in one year, how can you continue accelerating at 1g?
It's just one of the implications of relativity. You're accelerating from your perspective, but you can't actually get to the speed of light. It's just that the distance to your destination gets shortened. We're going to do another show on this shortly.
how fast would a nuclear detonation get me? you see it often in battlestar gallactica
It could provide you a one-time boost, but not constant acceleration.
What are the current acceleration rates of the new ion and hybrid drives. I'm guessing we have a fair way to go before we obtain 9.8m/s2.
It would pretty much require all the energy in the Universe to keep accelerating like that.
Still confused. But why? Why did I get there in 3.5 years vs the 4.5 (or 4.3) years? And if you say I warp time, then why didn't light warp time? Maybe it's beyond my understanding.
I don't know the answer either, but I do know that strange things happen physically when you near the speed of light. Very interested to hear the answer-- maybe in a video?
Call me confused. If a star is 4.5 light years away, ie it took light 4.5 years to get to earth and I travel to the star at or near the speed of light. How can I get there faster then light at 3.5 years? It sounds like I am traveling faster then light.
No, you're only experiencing 3.5 light years of travel time.
Where did the blooper go?
Sadly, I didn't make any mistakes. :-(