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  If we could travel at light speed, would travel be 'instantaneous' for us??

  by Bad_Wolf in

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  this might be confusing to think about.

  we know that as you approach the speed of light, time slows down, if you were in a spaceship, time goes by quicker on earth.

  we also know that distances between planets and such are measured at 'light years'.

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  It is all rather irrelevant though. The energy to accelerate a person to 99% of light speed is enormous. The formula is E(k) = 1/2 m v^2. Basically, to accelerate 1kg to that speed you need 0.5 x 1 x 9 x 10^18 = 4.5 x 10^18 Joules, which is the equivalent energy of about 71,000 Hiroshima bombs. (My calc, based on Wikipedia saying that bomb released 6.3 x 10^13 Joules.) So to accelerate a 100kg human inside (say) a 900kg spaceship to 99% of the speed of light, you need the energy equivalent of around 71 million Hiroshima bombs. That is a heck of a lot of rocket power.

  Is that formula based on Earth and gravity or in space? I know it's possible though, big bang, black holes, utilizing other energy, may not be in our lifetime (the way for 'how' let alone the technology and means) but I think it will eventually happen.
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  Pale.Emperor Summons Some Demons

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  remember when we were jws and all loved to hear demon stories?

  and then there was always that paranoid person that would shut us up "in case they're listening"?

  and the resident crazy every congregation seems to have that claims to have been possessed at some point?.

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  Did you make sure the witch also tried the summoning that can only happen during sex? https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/j5e888/sex-magic-how-to-cast-spells-with-your-orgasms
  
  You can send her my way, I'll let you know if any demons show up after we thoroughly go through every spell option there is.
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  If we could travel at light speed, would travel be 'instantaneous' for us??

  by Bad_Wolf in

  1. social
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  this might be confusing to think about.

  we know that as you approach the speed of light, time slows down, if you were in a spaceship, time goes by quicker on earth.

  we also know that distances between planets and such are measured at 'light years'.

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  Something that's 10 light years away would still take 10 years of human lifetime to reach.

  To a person on Earth, if their friend traveled 10 light years away at light speed, the person on Earth would age 10 years, the person traveling at light speed from the moment hitting light speed would age not at all. So once there, that person would be 10 years younger than the person on Earth.
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  If we could travel at light speed, would travel be 'instantaneous' for us??

  by Bad_Wolf in

  1. social
  2. current

  this might be confusing to think about.

  we know that as you approach the speed of light, time slows down, if you were in a spaceship, time goes by quicker on earth.

  we also know that distances between planets and such are measured at 'light years'.

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  Anything traveling at the speed of light does not age.
  So the light we see from distant galaxies is say 5 billion years old to us, but it has not aged since the photon was emitted during fusion in the sun it originated in.
  We can never travel at the speed of light, it's not possible.
  It's complicated and there are many relativistic issues, but generally the faster you go the more massive you become, requiring more energy go get that extra speed, making you more massive, requiring more energy...
  The point is as you approach the speed of light, it's impossible to have enough energy to overcome your mass.

  The universe is said to be almost 14 billion light years old, because of detecting galaxies/mass from almost 14 billion light years away. That would mean when the universe originated, the mass was about instantly moved, meaning it had to be at speed of light or I've seen claimed faster. Then I've seen it explained about expansion, and the movement was as if everything was on a balloon, and the balloon (space) only expanded and what was on it, with it. But if that's only the case, then how do you get colliding galaxies and such? If you put a bunch of dots on a balloon and blow it up, they never touch each other, just move further away equally. So did mass at origin of universe move speed of light or faster? If so then it's not impossible, we just haven't figured it out yet.
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  If we could travel at light speed, would travel be 'instantaneous' for us??

  by Bad_Wolf in

  1. social
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  this might be confusing to think about.

  we know that as you approach the speed of light, time slows down, if you were in a spaceship, time goes by quicker on earth.

  we also know that distances between planets and such are measured at 'light years'.

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  Forgetting the part that we would need literally an infinite amount of energy to get to the speed of light in the first place, time would stand still for someone travelling at the speed of light. So from the traveller's point of view, they'll arrive at their destination at the very moment they hit the speed of light.

  Is an infinite amount of energy truly needed or is that just an 'illusion' from the viewpoint of bystanders? If so then the math itself is also based on the viewpoint of bystanders. If TIME itself ceases when an object hits the speed of light, bystanders will see it blasting through space, but as you pointed out, when arriving their destination it is the instant they hit the speed of light for them. When hitting the speed of light, does the energy also cease to age or be consumed? If that's the case, then it's only the energy to approach and get close to the speed of light and there should be an adjustment for time dilation. The only easy way I can think to explain this concept would be if you were to build a fire and must heat it to 10,000 degrees and make it last for 5 years. Imagine degrees is speed and years is light years. If the energy is measured at 10,000 degrees and lasting 5 years, vs if it hits 10,000 degrees and the 5 years is instant since time stopped for it (thought from our perspective it's lasting for 5 years).
  
  Not sure if this is considered when saying needing infinite energy to reach light speed or if this concept was not considered when those theories were made.
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  Do You Think Disfellowshipping Is The Worst Thing About Jehovah’s Witnesses?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  the longer i’m out the more i feel that disfellowshipping is cruel.

  i understand the organization tells parents to not even accept emails or texts from their disfellowshipped children.

  while i was a witness they tried to discourage families from association but there was some leeway if it was considered necessary business to interact.

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  The worst things are the shunning ones family, the not to educate and prepare to grow old in life, and the no blood policy. All those things religion should get it's nose out of, those are individual choices.
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  If we could travel at light speed, would travel be 'instantaneous' for us??

  by Bad_Wolf in

  1. social
  2. current

  this might be confusing to think about.

  we know that as you approach the speed of light, time slows down, if you were in a spaceship, time goes by quicker on earth.

  we also know that distances between planets and such are measured at 'light years'.

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  Bad_Wolf

  This might be confusing to think about.

  We know that as you approach the speed of light, time slows down, if you were in a spaceship, time goes by quicker on earth.

  We also know that distances between planets and such are measured at 'light years'. Meaning that light from a planet if it's 1,000 light years to another planet, would take 1,000 years of our time to reach it.

  We also know that photons don't age (which travel at light speed)

  Now, if you were able to travel at the speed of light, and you were to go to a planet 1,000 light years away, would you/your body/the spaceship 'age' 1000 years to get there? Or once the spaceship hits light speed, while it takes 1,000 years of our time to reach that planet, would the person and the spaceship itself stop aging and for them that 1,000 light year journey feel like it was instantaneous?? (would definitely create a conundrum if that technology existed then on how to stop or slow down)
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  Pale.Emperor Summons Some Demons

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  remember when we were jws and all loved to hear demon stories?

  and then there was always that paranoid person that would shut us up "in case they're listening"?

  and the resident crazy every congregation seems to have that claims to have been possessed at some point?.

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  Does that witch also do fertility magic? :)
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  No More After 34 (2034)

  by blondie in

  1. jw
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  my husband and i were discussing the rally cry shortly before 1975, stay alive in 75 (1975), some here believe that the end might come in 2034 (some tongue in cheek) counting 120 years from 1914 the same internal between when god supposedly pronounced judgment on the people on the earth before the flood would come.. so it could be, no more after 34. i thought it was good and funny at the same time..

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  In 2034 or afterwards, "In the past Jehovah's Witnesses have been presumptuous in trying to predict dates and generations or overlapping generations. The governing body has ALWAYS advised that nobody knows the day nor the hour. It's the Jehovah's Witnesses who didn't heed the governing body who are to blame for not having saved for retirement, nor any of the myrid of other problems they now have. Let us be thankful we have the governing body to advise us and next time to listen to them!"
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  A Witness on Facebook posted why JW is not a cult!

  by Addison0998 in

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  "Do you know as a Jehovah's Witness I could spend a night at any JW's home without either of us being suspicious of each other?"

  Same with couchsurfers and swing dancers.