Ok, assume Im a being so large that the galaxy you live in (The Milky Way) would be the distance from the tip of my index finger to the base of my index finger. (I know that this is an insanely large, being but whatever)
Now, if I were to hold my index finger next to the Milky Way and move it from one end of the galaxy to the other, I would have moved a HUGE distance. (I dont know the actual distance) Both to me and the people in the galaxy. (However, this distance wouldnt feel small to me, but it would if I take it relative to those in the milky way)
Because Im so big it would take me only a matter of a half a second to move that distance. However, it takes light thousands of years to move that distance. How is my finger not moving at speeds over the speed of light? (Which we know to be impossible) So if my finger and a beam of light started moving at the same time from one side of the galaxy to the other, I would win. How is this possible? I must be missing something obvious...
2006-10-25
07:36:43
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James
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