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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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