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| (...) Everyone is moving. (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) I think the answer is that we'll all grow old faster by stressing ourselves out trying to solve this. :-) Don't forget that the Theory of Relativity is just that, a theory. Also, it's based on the assumed constant of the speed of light. The (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.space)
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| (...) Well, I usually like to consider myself the Lorenz Reference Point of the universe, so it's anyone who's accelerating relative to me! Seriously, I see what you're saying--to the person in the ship, the "stationary observer" (which, by the way, (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) Using this formula someone else posted: T = t/(sqrt(1-(v/C)^2)) The amount of time experienced by the twin that stays behind would be 26.67 Years. This sounds right. The longer he was gone, and/or the closer to the speed of light (C) that he (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.space)
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| This is a shot in the dark, but since this is my favorite site of toy-playing adults, I was wondering if anyone knew of good playmobil fan sites or databases of sets apart from the official site? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Jonathan (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| Hi. | | Let's see what I can remember. | |> > On Tue, Nov 07, 2000 at 08:41:38PM +0000, Jude Beaudin wrote: |> > > Let me rephrase the question: |> > > If a man travels on a ship away from earth for 5 light years at .5c, |> > > then returns to earth (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.space)
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| (...) Hi, let's do some math. IIRC T = t/(sqrt(1 - (v/c)^2) where T: time elpased for stationery observer t: time elapsed for moving observer v: velocity of moving observer c: speed of light assuming minimal acceleration. T = 11.5 yrs. Experiments (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.space)
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| (trimmed out .space - they don't care!) (...) but isn't that the whole point of relativity? who's moving and who's standing still? (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) I dunno. Who is undergoing the acceleration? ;) James (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.space)
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| (...) As I understand it, the time dilation will occur for the occupant of the fast-moving ship, who will experience dilation relative to the stationery observer. The traveler won't notice the slowing of time, since everything in his frame of (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.space)
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| (...) no, he's right, it's terrible. :) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.space)
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| (...) laf. That's the paradox. I think we won't know until we try it. I've seen physicists get cross eyed thinking about it. Some say that _no_ time will pass at all! But again, this is what I remember from highschool, and my memory isn't that good (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.space)
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| (...) Let me rephrase the question: If a man travels on a ship away from earth for 5 light years at .5c, then returns to earth at .5c, who will have aged 20 years, the occupant or his twin who stayed on earth? Jude (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.space)
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| (...) heh. depending who you ask. for the dude in the ship, the _world_ is moving at .5c, and so the world is aging slower. (btw, it's not a 1/x ratio, I think it's closer to a 1/x^2, but highschool was a long time ago...). For the people on earth, (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.space)
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| If a ship travels for 5 light years at .5c, for whom will the trip take 10 years? The occupants or an observer outside the ship? Jude (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.space)
| | | | | Re: Arrggh!
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| (...) Well, I had my CPU overclocked from 66MHz on the bus to 83 so it's all my bad I guess.. (...) LOL! Well, I can get a hold of 'em again but all the work in getting them into the right folders etc. is gone :( /Tobbe (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
| | | | | Re: Color name for Statue of Liberty Sculpture #3450
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| (...) Hey cool -- BU's subscription works there, and it's a much nicer interface than our primative gateway. :) (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| Thanks for all your help. With a search engine, I have found MS GIF Animator, which is about 1.5 megs and quite useful. </alan> (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| Try www.oed.com but i'll warn you, it's pretty salty from what I recall. Markus (...) (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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