We observe the second hand of analogue clock and watches move a division ever second. It is the same amount of time
as digital clocks and watch seconds, the same amount of time we say "One thousand and one" the same amount of
time we walk a meter, The same amount of time light travels a distance of just under three hundred thousand kilometres (
or a hundred and eighty six thousand Kilometres if you like ), the same
amount of time it travels seven times round entire circumference of earth a light second the distance light travels in a
second. The moon is close enough to be less than a couple of light seconds away from earth.
Our mathematical instinct agrees it is only a matter of sixty seconds in a minute times a light second giving us the
distance light travels in a minute. Light takes eight minutes from the sun to reach our eyes so is only a matter of
eight times sixty times a light second gives the total distance it will travel in that time. This means our sun is the
nearest star to us a mere eight light minutes away.
In real time light from the sun is 300,000km above the sun's surface by the time you finish this sentence every
second. We won't see this light until eight minutes into the future. By the time it reaches us in eight minutes time is
only a image of what the sun was eight previous every second. What we see now is already 300,000km away from earth by
the time you finish this sentence in every second.
When we apply the math's the total distance pans out to be sixty, times eight, equals four hundred and eighty then
times a light second which pans out to be a 144 million kilometers away ( 0r in miles eight hundred and ninety two eight
hundred thousand ) form earth.
Theoretically if we were to match light speed traveling from earth to the sun from our point of view would only take
eight minutes to get there, while from observers point of view when we get there we would be eight minutes into the past
and from our point of view earth is eight minutes into the future. We would have to stop or we would over shoot the sun.
So that we don't cook ourselves when we reach the sun we would need to accelerate a distance of 300,000km in a second
traveling at that constant velocity less than eight minutes compensating we don't get burnt up from the heat and decelerate
a distance of 300,000km to a stop in a second. It will take quite a bit of planning to find the right distance, and heat
shielding.
Imagine the G's only once round the circumference of earth in a second let a lone seven times in that time. The
physics reminds us of the consequences of such a high
velocity in the earth's gravity. We only need to be reminded of space ship modules reentering the earth's atmosphere. Imagine
at light speed. The air would would reach a few hundred degrees Celsius in less than a few seconds and crushed like a
bug by the compression pressure.
We are reminded in out of space we are away from the earth's gravity's influence. Most us us believe the gravity
slows time including black
holes stopping it completely. The same sediment the speed in light limit. In other words all four G's, gravity's influence.
light speed and black holes all have somthing in common as far as time is concerned.
Also there is Einstein's influence the mass at light speed becoming infinite. Encountering none of the traditional
resistance in a vacuum we know of, light doesn't go any faster than it's own velocity. It is at it's maximum momentum speed limit.
In other words all that's stopping it from going any faster is it's own velocity in other words the G's terminating it
to it's speed limit. In out of space light speed is terminated to it's velocity. Following Einstein's influence and the belief time stops at
light speed rivals that of black holes.
If we do the math's on light speed mathematics' tells us the reciprocal of a light second is the same number in
reverse. 300,000km/s is 300,000th second the time it takes to travel a distance of a kilometer. Our mathematical instinct
agrees it is only a matter of 1 divide 300,000 equals 300,00th. For a meter it is only a matter of asking ourselves how
many meters in 300,000km the reciprocal the time it takes to travel just one meter we walk a second. From our point of
view light traveling round the circumference of earth seven times is the same amount of time we walk a meter in a
second.
The reciprocal tells us light is 300 million times as fast as our environment second. If we do the math's on this
light see's us 300 million seconds per meter velocity. Light speed is relative to our point of view and our environment
second is relative to light speeds point of view. While light see's us 300 million times as slow as our second we see it
300 million times as fast. If our environment's time is fixed means from each point of view tells us our environment's
time cannot go any slower than we view light speed as fast.
The speed of light is the distance light travels just under 300,00km by the time we say one thousand and one. Sunlight we see now is what the sun was just under 8 minutes ago every second.
Saturday, December 27, 2014
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