Oh and Griz do not lecture me about thinks I know ;P
In a way you lectured me with the same fact that made me think you did not understand the theory.(I meanr it gets shorter from an outer point of reference
in direction of movement)
I wasn't I lecturing you ...
only responding to
your assumption/accusation/statement that I did
not understand relativity ... in a manner which I found to be quite unfriendly ...
seeing as you have no idea of my own background or experience.
remember ... when you point a finger at someone ...
three of your own fingers point back at you. :P
you are, of course, quite welcome to your own interpretation/perception
of reality ... [it's ALL relative]
all I ask is that you own it and not project it onto me/others ...
you know ... apply the transformations first. ;)
And Num, stop tricking me with my formulations.
The speed of light can only be reached by particles without mass, so there is no absolute speed" for partcles with mass". Although that was quite a clever trick Num XD.
close ... but not quite correct my friend.
theory, speculation, concepts, ideas, formulations ...
are only what they are ...
theory, speculation, concepts, ideas, formulations ...
approximations ... tools we build to help us in our understanding.
but they are only the tools we use to measure/decipher reality ...
not reality itself ...
let us not confuse the map with the territory ...
or the menu for the meal.
so ...
if I tell you that there are indeed particles that do move faster then light ...
will you again accuse me of not knowing what I am speaking about?
there are indeed particles that do travel faster than light.
I have pictures. ;)
~griz~