It's a little ridiculous to think that someone might pay more money to live at the top of their buildings, but this is the only reason I could think of, aside from the view, that might make someone do it.
2006-07-15 07:18:52 · 9 answers · asked by sandra_panda 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
According to Einstein, the closer you approach the speed of light, the slower in relation to an outside observer time gets. So while you might age by a ridiculously small amount slower than those on the ground- it wouldn't grant you any noticeable result.
(just like one of those spinning rides at a park, the closer you are to the middle, the less space you travel as you spin around, but the farther you are out- you travel a greater distance around in the same amount of time... therefore the trip seems longer to the person standing nearer the outside of the ride)
2006-07-15 07:36:37 · answer #1 · answered by cptbirdman 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Time doesn't slow at the "top of the atmosphere". Do a search on time dilation and see where it really slows down.
(edit): After reading some answers I wanted to add that time slows down because of gravitation, therefor living in space where the effects of gravitation are small time should run faster then on Earth.
Also don't be fooled, the fact that time is dilated somewhere doesn't mean you'll live forever; you'll age just like everyone on Earth but since for you one year equals let's say a hundred earth years, you'll be considerably younger then the ones that aged here.
2006-07-15 14:21:33 · answer #2 · answered by Given-To-Fly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has been written of an experiment where two atomic clocks were synchronized. One was left on the ground while the second was flow at a high altitude. When the plane landed and the clocks were checked, the areal borne one was slower than the ground clock, but by only a minuet (tens of a second) amount.
In another story, it was said one of the astronauts who had gone to the moon and back, commented, at the end his voyage, he had aged less than his brother during the same time frame.
While I have no actual data to back up the two above paragraphs. I do know because of the curvature of space/time, time does slow down when we travel in space.
Respectfully,
Uncle Bear * : - ))
P.S. Food for thought: If you're sitting in the back row of a theater and your identical sister is in the front row, does she see the move before you?
2006-07-15 14:54:27 · answer #3 · answered by theegrayteddybear 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, at the top of a skyscraper, you are moving faster around the center of the Earth than the people on the bottom, and when you move faster time does move slower. But the difference is in millionths if not billionths of a second, and you'd never notice it, even if you spent your whole life at the top of the world's tallest building.
2006-07-15 14:25:48 · answer #4 · answered by Tim 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the aging rate is the same on every square inch of Earth. In space however time slows down drastically (considering) but people don't live there yet!
2006-07-15 14:23:08 · answer #5 · answered by aqurious_chic06 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In that case you would theoretically be younger, yes true! But the effect would be negligible - you won't feel yourself being younger! especially if you're following the same old 24 hours clock.
2006-07-15 14:59:44 · answer #6 · answered by Xertxes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well you are almost correct
time slows down in outa space i believe because there is no gravity
2006-07-15 14:23:02 · answer #7 · answered by x_cybernet_x 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but you would never notice the difference.
2006-07-15 15:31:15 · answer #8 · answered by genericman1998 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only compared to other people plus its like......0000000000000001 seconds slower or something like that
2006-07-15 14:22:02 · answer #9 · answered by J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋