| supermariogalaxy said: Off Topic: What do you guys think about the theory of relativity? (discovered by Albert Einstein) You know, that everything ages realtive to Earth...Do you think we might be actually able to send 1 twin light years away from Earth and keep one on Earth to find that the one in space has hardly aged after 10 years????????? |
It's not relative to Earth - it's relative to, well, everything, and gravity and velocity more specifically. AFAIK there's been a good deal of evidence using atomic clocks that confirm that concept.
The wild idea is the notion that once you accelerate past the speed of light (if you could), you could travel through time freely, but be stuck moving in one direction in space (essentially reversing our experiences with time and space).
| misterd said: I'm a HS science teacher (bio mostly, but teaching General Science in Alt Ed) and just today my set of The Universe DVDs just arrived today ($27 from Amazon). I need to pick through all 16 episodes to find ones that will be good for these kids, as I'll be starting the astronomy unit soon. |
Earth, Black Holes, Dark Matter and maybe the first one. Those are all you need.
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| ssj12 said: Has anyone been watching this series? It's quite interesting. It's quite a bit more useful for me at the moment as I'm taking Astrology right now. I have a really hard professor that has done research with NASA, the Russian Space program and a few others. So having more knowledge about the Universe and how it works will help in discussions. So anyways, Right now the show is talking about Jupiter and the new episode up next is about Dark Matter. |
please tell me you mean astronomy.
i don't know why, but it seems like everytime you post something there's something i can't resist pointing out.
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Lingyis said:
please tell me you mean astronomy. i don't know why, but it seems like everytime you post something there's something i can't resist pointing out. |
shut up....
ssj12 said:
1. Scientists are close to actually disprove relativity or cement it into place because they are trying to figure out the whole worm hole thing. 2. wtf is you question. I dont understand 3. did you know theres object that go faster then the speed of light. lol
I've learned so much from this show. lol |
uh, please refrain from making comments on things you have absolutely no idea about.
1. Maybe somebody made an offhand remark and you took it as gospel.
2. That's because you haven't studied relativity (special relativity, to be exact). It should be in most high school curriculum, which is why I think he's asking it. It's called the twin paradox. Just look it up on Wikipedia for experimental evidence that this is actually real.
3. Uh, okay. I don't know if you really believe that or if you just got that idea from sci-fi novels. Special relativity basically leads to the conclusion that it is impossible for anything to travel faster than light.
the Wii is an epidemic.
Lingyis said:
uh, please refrain from making comments on things you have absolutely no idea about. 1. Maybe somebody made an offhand remark and you took it as gospel. 2. That's because you haven't studied relativity (special relativity, to be exact). It should be in most high school curriculum, which is why I think he's asking it. It's called the twin paradox. Just look it up on Wikipedia for experimental evidence that this is actually real. 3. Uh, okay. I don't know if you really believe that or if you just got that idea from sci-fi novels. Special relativity basically leads to the conclusion that it is impossible for anything to travel faster than light.
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1 and 3 I learned while watching The Universe. So it is stuff scientists are studying.
2. wouldn't it matter which direct you send someone? If you send someone towards the center of the Universe where it is more dense with particles and dark matter versus the edge of the Universe where particles, dark matter, and dark energy is less concentrated?
Heh, can't wait till we can be transported across the galaxy. Then the Shivans come to destroy us....
Sorry.... Freespace fanboy coming out...
| ssj12 said: 1 and 3 I learned while watching The Universe. So it is stuff scientists are studying. 2. wouldn't it matter which direct you send someone? If you send someone towards the center of the Universe where it is more dense with particles and dark matter versus the edge of the Universe where particles, dark matter, and dark energy is less concentrated? |
1 and 3: it's stuff scientists are studying, but for 1) they're trying work relativity into their theories, not out, in the sense that their theories need to explain effects explained by relativity and 3) is again, something people are studying. but up to this point, there is scant evidence, and i highly doubt we'll see any solid evidence anytime soon.
2: it's an effect purely from special relativity--no additional assumptions needed.
the Wii is an epidemic.
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