Post by 4dog40 on May 3, 2015 5:02:38 GMT -5
I can wrap my head around the relative properties of time ie time slowing down as you approach the speed of light. I can also wrap my head around the gravimetric properties of time ie the more the gravity the slower time moves.
These two aspects of time intertwine as an object approaching the speed of light would have infinite mass.
But time travel poses a problem for me, that being spacial positioning.
If we could build a machine that could send a human backwards through time we would have to account for the fact that our planet is careening throughout space at 70,000km per hour. Meaning that any traveller would appear in empty space.
If we could send them forward through time and predict where the earth would be they would be subjected to the earth rotational speed of 1670km per hour instantly upon arrival. It would be messy.
These two aspects of time intertwine as an object approaching the speed of light would have infinite mass.
But time travel poses a problem for me, that being spacial positioning.
If we could build a machine that could send a human backwards through time we would have to account for the fact that our planet is careening throughout space at 70,000km per hour. Meaning that any traveller would appear in empty space.
If we could send them forward through time and predict where the earth would be they would be subjected to the earth rotational speed of 1670km per hour instantly upon arrival. It would be messy.
