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The more variables in the equation you have, the more accurately you can represent speed with relation to a traveling object and space/time in general.
You can't solve for "X" if you don't even know what all the variables in the equation are.
The sun travels around the galaxy at approximately 640,000 miles per hour. That's only one variable. It adds up fast.
Relative to the immediate environment, eg a plane relative to the ground.
It may not be newsworthy but was UNexpected, exactly what I would expect on novelty jumps. UNexpected stuff.
Yes it does mean we are moving faster, how could we not be moving faster if the expansion of our universe is increasing in pace. If we were expanding at the same rate of expansion I would agree with you but that is not the case.
The bottom line is that different pairs of galaxies are moving at different speeds with respect to each other; the further the galaxies are, the faster they move apart.
The fact that galaxies we see now are moving away from us faster than the speed of light has some bleak consequences, however. Astronomers now have strong evidence that we live in an "accelerating universe," which means that the speed of each individual galaxy with respect to us will increase as time goes on.
Technically speaking, the speed of light limit only applies when you are in an "inertial frame" -- that is, sitting where you are, without any forces acting on you, and measuring the speed of an object that moves past a ruler and clock that you are holding in your hand. Across the large distances in the universe, however, we have a very different set of circumstances. No one is in an inertial frame, because everyone is being accelerated with respect to everyone else, due to the universe's gravitational field and the fact that the universe is expanding. In effect, the universe's expansion isn't really due to galaxies moving "through space" away from each other, but rather due to the stretching of space itself, which isn't governed by the same limits that we are.
Thus, although it's impossible to move through space (locally) faster than the speed of light, and it's impossible for anyone within the universe to send off a piece of "information" faster than the speed of light, it is still possible for the distances between faraway galaxies to increase faster than the speed of light, due to the rate at which the space between them is stretching.
My point still holds, if expansion is increasing then we are moving faster. The fact they see galaxys moving faster than the speed of light will be relative wont it? 2 bodies traveling at 51% speed of light away from each other then thier relative speed apart will be 102% speed of light wont it ? That does not mean matter has reached the speed of light
It is impossible to for matter to travel at the speed of light and i think we all know why.
Originally posted by stereologist
reply to post by Wobbly Anomaly
Relative to the immediate environment, eg a plane relative to the ground.
So you claim again that we are more and more able to move relative to our immediate environment. That isn't true is it? Limitations caused by physical processes such as the speed of sound are the limiting factors and those have been tested decades ago.
Originally posted by stereologist
reply to post by Wobbly Anomaly
But we aren't.
Although i still respect your right to believe that we havnt improved on travel times.
Originally posted by stereologist
So you claim again that we are more and more able to move relative to our immediate environment. That isn't true is it?
Originally posted by stereologist
1. We are able to travel faster.
Originally posted by stereologist
Is that understandable or do you want to continue to misrepresent my position?
Just one little question, do you want me not to misrepresent your first or second quotes.