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Since the Earth is spinning and orbiting and whatnot, are we experiencing time wrong because of time dilation?

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  Since the Earth is spinning and orbiting and whatnot, are we experiencing time wrong because of time dilation? Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-01-12 08:46 -0600
    Re: Since the Earth is spinning and orbiting and whatnot, are we experiencing time wrong because of time dilation? Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-01-12 11:33 -0600
    Re: Since the Earth is spinning and orbiting and whatnot, are we experiencing time wrong because of time dilation? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-01-12 18:32 +0000
    Re: Since the Earth is spinning and orbiting and whatnot, are we experiencing time wrong because of time dilation? "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2016-01-12 12:58 -0800

#544751 — Since the Earth is spinning and orbiting and whatnot, are we experiencing time wrong because of time dilation?

Since the Earth is spinning and orbiting and whatnot, are we 
experiencing time wrong because of time dilation?
> http://www.askamathematician.com/2015/02/q-since-the-earth-is-spinning-and-orbiting-and-whatnot-are-we-experiencing-time-wrong-because-of-time-dilation/
> Physicist: A little!
>
> The movement of Earth, as well as the Earth’s gravity, change how
> much time we experience compared to other objects in the universe.
> If we were to occasionally compare our clocks to clocks in tight
> orbits around black holes or neutron stars we’d find they run slower
> than ours, and if we compare with clocks floating deep in the middle
> of nowhere we’d find that we’d find that those clocks run a little
> faster than ours.
>
> However, there’s no “true” time to experience; you can never
> experience time wrong.  Time is relative which means that we can
> compare how time is passing for any two things, but there’s no
> ultimate “clock of the universe” to compare with.  Your watch, no
> matter where you are or how you’re moving, will always read 1 second
> per second.  That is, you’ll never see yourself in fast-forward or
> slow-motion.  In that sense we can’t help but experience time
> correctly.  Each of us may as well declare that our clock is the One
> True Clock, and everyone else’s is wrong.



> To escape the Earth from the ground you need 11 km/s.  More difficult
> is escaping the Sun (from Earth’s orbit) which requires 42 km/s.  To
> leave our galaxy (from here) you need somewhere between 500 and 600
> km/s.  This time dilation from the Milky Way’s gravity has the
> biggest effect of those mentioned here.
>
> The spinning of the Earth and the orbiting of the Sun do affect the
> amount of time you experience, but not by a lot.  Despite being
> closer to the Earth than the bulk of the galaxy, it’s our orbits
> around, and position in, our galaxy that affects our experience of
> time the most.
>

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#544808

On 1/12/2016 8:46 AM, Sam Wormley wrote:
> Since the Earth is spinning and orbiting and whatnot, are we
> experiencing time wrong because of time dilation?



askamathematician has experienced tooo much time dilation......

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#544824

Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
> Since the Earth is spinning and orbiting and whatnot, are we 
> experiencing time wrong because of time dilation?
>> http://www.askamathematician.com/2015/02/q-since-the-earth-is-spinning-and-orbiting-and-whatnot-are-we-experiencing-time-wrong-because-of-time-dilation/
>> Physicist: A little!
>>
>> The movement of Earth, as well as the Earth?s gravity, change how
>> much time we experience compared to other objects in the universe.
>> If we were to occasionally compare our clocks to clocks in tight
>> orbits around black holes or neutron stars we?d find they run slower
>> than ours, and if we compare with clocks floating deep in the middle
>> of nowhere we?d find that we?d find that those clocks run a little
>> faster than ours.
>>
>> However, there?s no ?true? time to experience; you can never
>> experience time wrong.  Time is relative which means that we can
>> compare how time is passing for any two things, but there?s no
>> ultimate ?clock of the universe? to compare with.  Your watch, no
>> matter where you are or how you?re moving, will always read 1 second
>> per second.  That is, you?ll never see yourself in fast-forward or
>> slow-motion.  In that sense we can?t help but experience time
>> correctly.  Each of us may as well declare that our clock is the One
>> True Clock, and everyone else?s is wrong.
> 
> 
> 
>> To escape the Earth from the ground you need 11 km/s.  More difficult
>> is escaping the Sun (from Earth?s orbit) which requires 42 km/s.  To
>> leave our galaxy (from here) you need somewhere between 500 and 600
>> km/s.  This time dilation from the Milky Way?s gravity has the
>> biggest effect of those mentioned here.
>>
>> The spinning of the Earth and the orbiting of the Sun do affect the
>> amount of time you experience, but not by a lot.  Despite being
>> closer to the Earth than the bulk of the galaxy, it?s our orbits
>> around, and position in, our galaxy that affects our experience of
>> time the most.

What a puerile title.
 

-- 
Jim Pennino

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#544865

On Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at 6:46:06 AM UTC-8, Sam Wormley wrote:
> Since the Earth is spinning and orbiting and whatnot, are we 
> experiencing time wrong because of time dilation?
> > http://www.askamathematician.com/2015/02/q-since-the-earth-is-spinning-and-orbiting-and-whatnot-are-we-experiencing-time-wrong-because-of-time-dilation/
> > Physicist: A little!
> >
> > The movement of Earth, as well as the Earth's gravity, change how
> > much time we experience compared to other objects in the universe.
> > If we were to occasionally compare our clocks to clocks in tight
> > orbits around black holes or neutron stars we'd find they run slower
> > than ours, and if we compare with clocks floating deep in the middle
> > of nowhere we'd find that we'd find that those clocks run a little
> > faster than ours.
> >
> > However, there's no "true" time to experience; you can never
> > experience time wrong.  Time is relative which means that we can
> > compare how time is passing for any two things, but there's no
> > ultimate "clock of the universe" to compare with.  Your watch, no
> > matter where you are or how you're moving, will always read 1 second
> > per second.  That is, you'll never see yourself in fast-forward or
> > slow-motion.  In that sense we can't help but experience time
> > correctly.  Each of us may as well declare that our clock is the One
> > True Clock, and everyone else's is wrong.
> 
> 
> 
> > To escape the Earth from the ground you need 11 km/s.  More difficult
> > is escaping the Sun (from Earth's orbit) which requires 42 km/s.  To
> > leave our galaxy (from here) you need somewhere between 500 and 600
> > km/s.  This time dilation from the Milky Way's gravity has the
> > biggest effect of those mentioned here.
> >
> > The spinning of the Earth and the orbiting of the Sun do affect the
> > amount of time you experience, but not by a lot.  Despite being
> > closer to the Earth than the bulk of the galaxy, it's our orbits
> > around, and position in, our galaxy that affects our experience of
> > time the most.
> >
> 
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> 
> sci.physics is an unmoderated newsgroup dedicated
> to the discussion of physics, news from the physics
> community, and physics-related social issues.

Reality is "TIME" is not the same on Earth's surface  TreBert

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