Final-Fan said:
Dr.Grass said:
highwaystar101 said:
Dr.Grass said:
highwaystar101 said:
JOKA_ said:
Now all we need to do is create a ship that can travel 600x the speed of light and we can get there in a year!
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For that all we need is an infinite amount of energy/hope relativity is wrong. It's almost too easy.
As for the planet, I'm not getting excited. It's considerably larger than the Earth and there are factors at play that we have no idea about (environment, axial tilt, etc) . To say it habitable is a stretch. This will be Gliese 581d all over again.
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erm no. Special relativity would make it possible to reach the planet within a lifetime...time dilation means the time will move slower on a fast moving spaceship. Problem is that time on earth would be thousands of years ahead by the time you come back.
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You really do like to be the big expert on physics round here, don't you? :D
I was actually just referring to the idea of going faster than the speed of llight itself. I know time will pass more slowly for you as you approach the speed of light and you could reach it in your own lifetime at 0.99c.
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I don't consider myself an expert. I consider most statements I read about physics on here moronic. I see what you mean, but special relativity can't be broken. A wormhole is a better bet. Please don't try and make me look like an arrogant asshole. Sometimes I'm an asshole, but I really don't want to be an arrogant asshole.
I know a little more than most. Mkay.
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Well the thing is, here's the conversation:
"create a ship that can travel 600x the speed of light"
'For that, relativity would have to be wrong'
"erm no, special relativity blah blah blah"
You came in and spouted irrelevancies of which HWS was well aware. Either you just weren't paying attention to what people were actually saying, which is pretty bad for someone supposedly correcting others' errors, or you disregarded the actual topic to flaunt your knowledge. Either way, the appearance of arrogance is your fault.
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I get what you did there. And you make sense, except that you missed something...
My point was that special relativity allows one to travel 600 lightyears within a lifetime. I.e. special relativity doesn't have to be wrong.
Way to go to try and show me up with your first post in this thread. Bravo. Maybe you should rather read properly before commenting.
I am allowed to comment on a subsection of what he said you know. Excuse me for just stating relevant facts. Relativity is often misunderstood, and even though I'm no expert, I like discussing/debating it. Not to mention that I was trying to be nice in that response you quoted.
''Either way, the appearance of arrogance is your fault. ''
I'm not taking this statement kindly.
