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Would Headlights Work at Light Speed?

Started bySam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com>
First post2015-11-08 13:47 -0600
Last post2015-11-09 04:39 +0000
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  Would Headlights Work at Light Speed? Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-11-08 13:47 -0600
    Re: Would Headlights Work at Light Speed? Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain> - 2015-11-08 21:47 +0000
    Re: Would Headlights Work at Light Speed? Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> - 2015-11-08 13:56 -0800
      Re: Would Headlights Work at Light Speed? Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain> - 2015-11-08 22:08 +0000
        Re: Would Headlights Work at Light Speed? Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-11-08 16:40 -0600
          Re: Would Headlights Work at Light Speed? Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain> - 2015-11-08 22:58 +0000
          Re: Would Headlights Work at Light Speed? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-11-08 23:12 +0000
        Re: Would Headlights Work at Light Speed? Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> - 2015-11-09 15:31 -0800
      Re: Would Headlights Work at Light Speed? Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-11-08 16:36 -0600
        Re: Would Headlights Work at Light Speed? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-11-08 23:13 +0000
    Re: Would Headlights Work at Light Speed? gilber34 <fafa@invalid.com> - 2015-11-08 22:26 -0600
      Re: Would Headlights Work at Light Speed? Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain> - 2015-11-09 04:39 +0000

#531230 — Would Headlights Work at Light Speed?

FromSam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com>
Date2015-11-08 13:47 -0600
SubjectWould Headlights Work at Light Speed?
Message-ID<G46dndpMuI9PO6LLnZ2dnUU7-f0AAAAA@giganews.com>
Would Headlights Work at Light Speed?
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACUuFg9Y9dY


> If you were driving at the speed of light and turned on your
> headlights, what would happen?



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#531243

FromFabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain>
Date2015-11-08 21:47 +0000
Message-ID<pan.2015.11.08.21.47.59@localhost.localdomain>
In reply to#531230
On Sun, 08 Nov 2015 13:47:29 -0600, Sam Wormley wrote:

> 
>> If you were driving at the speed of light and turned on your
>> headlights, what would happen?
>

Does Sammy care to express this statement using language that
is more appropriate to physics?

Can we find a frame of reference in which light appears stationary?

The answer: no.

The consequence: special relativity.

Even pizza pie isn't easier.

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#531244

FromDouble-A <double-a3@hush.com>
Date2015-11-08 13:56 -0800
Message-ID<3bef4fe4-0b39-46cf-bffc-527ae807364a@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#531230
On Sunday, November 8, 2015 at 11:47:33 AM UTC-8, Sam Wormley wrote:
> Would Headlights Work at Light Speed?
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACUuFg9Y9dY
> 
> 
> > If you were driving at the speed of light and turned on your
> > headlights, what would happen?


Haven't we seen enough of that guy?

Double-A

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#531249

FromFabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain>
Date2015-11-08 22:08 +0000
Message-ID<pan.2015.11.08.22.08.27@localhost.localdomain>
In reply to#531244
On Sun, 08 Nov 2015 13:56:28 -0800, Double-A wrote:

> 
> Haven't we seen enough of that guy?
> 

Do you actually watch that YouTube shit?

I'll bet you also view that crap directly in your browser.

That's bad.  Very bad.

You are advised to download the clip first to your machine before
viewing with a stand-alone video player.

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#531256

FromSam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com>
Date2015-11-08 16:40 -0600
Message-ID<dNednWkxd97PUqLLnZ2dnUU7-TGdnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#531249
On 11/8/15 4:08 PM, Fabian Russell wrote:
> Do you actually watch that YouTube shit?

   You Tube is just a delivery mechanism that includes university
   lectures, science podcasts and a wealth of informative material
   such as:

   Would Headlights Work at Light Speed?
 > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACUuFg9Y9dY

   There are many participants in this USENET newsgroup who will
   gain from this posting of mine, but I urge you, Russell, to skip
   my postings if they are of no value to you. If I read everything
   that gets posted, I'd have no time for the boards, commissions
   teaching and all the other stuff I do.



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#531264

FromFabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain>
Date2015-11-08 22:58 +0000
Message-ID<pan.2015.11.08.22.58.52@localhost.localdomain>
In reply to#531256
On Sun, 08 Nov 2015 16:40:18 -0600, Sam Wormley wrote:

> 
> YouTube is just a delivery mechanism FOR FUNCTIONALLY
> ILLITERATE VIDIOTS that includes ...
>

There.  I fixed that for you.

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#531270

Fromjimp@specsol.spam.sux.com
Date2015-11-08 23:12 +0000
Message-ID<ff15hc-e0r.ln1@mail.specsol.com>
In reply to#531256
Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 11/8/15 4:08 PM, Fabian Russell wrote:
>> Do you actually watch that YouTube shit?
> 
>   You Tube is just a delivery mechanism that includes university
>   lectures, science podcasts and a wealth of informative material
>   such as:

As well as kook videos, conspiracy crap, and just plain nonsense, such as:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faiS64LGNP8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89WammWN9p8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O14Y7ajI8wg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLMYMi0N8YA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYy2x0p6sn4


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Jim Pennino

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#531587

FromDouble-A <double-a3@hush.com>
Date2015-11-09 15:31 -0800
Message-ID<057fe961-53d9-4148-9d1f-c9337b0b8a06@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#531249
On Sunday, November 8, 2015 at 2:09:12 PM UTC-8, Fabian Russell wrote:
> On Sun, 08 Nov 2015 13:56:28 -0800, Double-A wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Haven't we seen enough of that guy?
> > 
> 
> Do you actually watch that YouTube shit?


Usually just for 5 seconds until I see that it's crap.

 
> I'll bet you also view that crap directly in your browser.
> 
> That's bad.  Very bad.
> 
> You are advised to download the clip first to your machine before
> viewing with a stand-alone video player.


Why?  I'm just using a library computer!

Double-A

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#531254

FromSam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com>
Date2015-11-08 16:36 -0600
Message-ID<dNednW4xd976U6LLnZ2dnUU7-TEAAAAA@giganews.com>
In reply to#531244
On 11/8/15 3:56 PM, Double-A wrote:
> On Sunday, November 8, 2015 at 11:47:33 AM UTC-8, Sam Wormley wrote:
>> Would Headlights Work at Light Speed?
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACUuFg9Y9dY
>>
>>
>>> If you were driving at the speed of light and turned on your
>>> headlights, what would happen?
>
>
> Haven't we seen enough of that guy?
>
> Double-A
>

   There are many participants in this USENET newsgroup who will
   gain from this posting of mine, but I urge you Double-A to skip
   my postings if they are of no value to you. If I read everything
   that gets posted, I'd have no time for the boards, commissions
   teaching and all the other stuff I do.

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#531271

Fromjimp@specsol.spam.sux.com
Date2015-11-08 23:13 +0000
Message-ID<kh15hc-e0r.ln1@mail.specsol.com>
In reply to#531254
Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 11/8/15 3:56 PM, Double-A wrote:
>> On Sunday, November 8, 2015 at 11:47:33 AM UTC-8, Sam Wormley wrote:
>>> Would Headlights Work at Light Speed?
>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACUuFg9Y9dY
>>>
>>>
>>>> If you were driving at the speed of light and turned on your
>>>> headlights, what would happen?
>>
>>
>> Haven't we seen enough of that guy?
>>
>> Double-A
>>
> 
>   There are many participants in this USENET newsgroup who will
>   gain from this posting of mine, but I urge you Double-A to skip
>   my postings if they are of no value to you. If I read everything
>   that gets posted, I'd have no time for the boards, commissions
>   teaching and all the other stuff I do.

Horseshit.

 

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Jim Pennino

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#531331

Fromgilber34 <fafa@invalid.com>
Date2015-11-08 22:26 -0600
Message-ID<n1p7ae$p1g$2@speranza.aioe.org>
In reply to#531230
On 11/8/2015 1:47 PM, Sam Wormley wrote:
> Would Headlights Work at Light Speed?
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACUuFg9Y9dY
>
>
>> If you were driving at the speed of light and turned on your
>> headlights, what would happen?
>
>
>

if you were at c, you would be flatter than a very skinny pancake, it 
would be dark in front of you and behind you.

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#531334

FromFabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain>
Date2015-11-09 04:39 +0000
Message-ID<pan.2015.11.09.04.39.42@localhost.localdomain>
In reply to#531331
On Sun, 08 Nov 2015 22:26:57 -0600, gilber34 wrote:

> 
> if you were at c
>

One cannot conjecture about being "at c."

We can only indicate the limiting behavior as v --> c.

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