[meteorite-list] Speed-of-light question

From: GREG LINDH <geeg48_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:22:09 -0700
Message-ID: <BLU125-W5CDC0380E15D545EA72F1C9F70_at_phx.gbl>

 
    Hi Rob,
 
  As you may remember from my earlier writings to you, I'm no scientist. But, if what you have written is true, and if I've understood you correctly, and if someone traveling at the speed of light can travel anywhere in the universe *instantaneously* "from their own reckoning of time", then it would seem to me that traveling to the nearest star (other than our sun) would also be *instantaneous*, from the traveler's own reckoning of time. The 4.73 years of travel time would be impossible. Or did I misunderstand what you wrote?
 
  Regards,
           Greg Lindh
 
 
 

> From: mojave_meteorites at cox.net
> To: eric at meteoritesusa.com
> Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:56:29 -0700
> CC: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Speed-of-light question
>
> Hi Eric and List,
>
>> Light itself travels 186,000 miles per second. Do most people
>> really understand how fast that truly is? Do people realize
>> how long it would take to travel ANYWHERE in our universe?
>
> At the speed of light, you can actually travel anywhere in the
> universe *instantaneously* -- from your own reckoning of time.
> Which brings up a special relativity question for you all: at
> what velocity must you travel in order to reach Alpha Centauri
> (4.37 light-years away) in exactly 4.37 years -- by *your*
> reckoning of time?
>
> --Rob
>
>
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