And why is snow white while the ice is clear( you can see through it)!!!????
2006-08-21 22:28:49 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
you probably would not need headlights. hold on i just go try it and see.
2006-08-21 22:37:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Since you will be travelling at the same speed as the headlight's light, you won't see them (as you won't be able to catch up with that light)... think of it this way, you are travelling on a train at 10 mph, and the train throws out a ball also at 10 mph (wrt ground) so actually the ball and the train will travel together.
2. Snow is many different crystals and they scatter light in all directions and the mixing of all the colors gives white.
2006-08-21 22:39:13 · answer #2 · answered by blind_chameleon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your headlights will light up 200 million other people who asked the same question on Yahoo answers. PS you cannot travel at the speed of light.
Snow reflects white because it scatters light. It is not, if fact, white - it is blue. You can see this if you go in a snow cave.
2006-08-21 22:56:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
you would travel at the same speed as each individual particle that would be coming out of your headlights. Although because travelling at the speed of light distorts the passing of time on your vehicle the light might not even shine.
either way if you're travelling that fast you'd be experiencing so much g-force you're eyes wouldn't be able to see.
2006-08-21 22:35:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i doubt there will ever be a car that can reach that speed. snow is white because the structure is different then ice, it reflects the light. also if ur asking questions like this u have way to much time on ur hands. go do something constructive with ur energy
2006-08-21 22:38:56 · answer #5 · answered by bencilius 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Theoretically, the light will travel at the speed of light away from your vehicle relative to your position. A bystander will see the light traveling at the speed of light relative to his position.
The speed of light is a constant regardless of the speed or direction of the source.
2006-08-21 22:41:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if your traveling at the speed of light, then you ARE light as it is the only thing that can go that fast, so you don't have headlights.
2006-08-21 22:33:50 · answer #7 · answered by rewqfdsavxczrewqfdsavxcz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first thing that u cannot travel at the speed of light.
and if u have chosen it then:
when we are travelling at the speed of light and we turn on our headlight we will probably see it becoz it is ahead of us and in same speed.u will follow it.
2006-08-22 03:53:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will observe the light packet as it waves/oscillates.
Snow is not clear due to the changing surface of the flakes, compared to the uniform crystaline structure of ice.
2006-08-21 22:36:29 · answer #9 · answered by J. C. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'll see the light as you'll see it when you're stationary. Thishas got something to do with Einstein's theory of relativity.
Simplified:
If you throw al ball, when you're stationary, it moves with speed x
If you''re running with speed y and trow the ball with speed x,
the resulting speed of the ball is x+y
2006-08-21 23:59:22 · answer #10 · answered by mc2_is_e 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
snow are small particles of ice...light bends allot hense gives an illution of white mass. & lights are probably off at that speed.
2006-08-21 22:35:25 · answer #11 · answered by Urban Hermit 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋