If I spoke to someone on the other side of the world that was 6 hours ahead of me, and then I took a really fast plane that took only 4 hours to get to their house. Would I turn up to their hour 2 hours before I met them online?
If that doesn't make sence read this one instead, I'm not sure which one would work out, but due to math calculations the first one is right, but here is the opposite just in case I'm wrong...
If I spoke to someone on the other side of the world that was 6 hours behind of me, and then I took a really fast plane that took only 4 hours to get to their house. Would I turn up to their hour 2 hours before I met them online?
2006-08-22 23:15:06 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
I like you, you have the same stupid thoughts as me! Too much time on your hands maybe.
2006-08-22 23:23:48 · answer #1 · answered by Andrea 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That wouldnt work because there is only one 'real time'. All the time differecnes are just variences of that real time, therefore its impossible to 'time travel' like you say.
However it is possible to have 2 new years. Start in Sydney, have a party, catch an early hours flight to Hawaii, and party all over again 20 hours later.
2006-08-22 23:18:15 · answer #2 · answered by Chris O 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you speak with the other person, it is almost real-time. (There is some delay in the communications, satellite, etc but in the milli-seconds). So rushing there is useless.
If you are 6 hours ahead, say it is 9 am for you, it would be 3 am for him. If you spoke for 1 min, it would be 9.01 am for you and 3.01 am for him. You then fly by plane for 4 hours, it would be 7.01 am when you reach him (at his local time) and he had already heard your message earlier at 3.01 am.
2006-08-22 23:28:04 · answer #3 · answered by ideaquest 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. You misunderstand the time zones. Everything in the world happens at the same instance, but what we measure as that instance will change. If you talked to them at 6pm, then flew there 2 hours faster than they would catch up to you, you would get there at 4pm. The problem is that where you are now (where they are) you would have talked to them at noon, whereas back where you were, you would have talked to them at 2pm. There's no time paradox here.
2006-08-22 23:18:47 · answer #4 · answered by CubicMoo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be true if you could travel at the speed of light. Read more about Einstein's theory of Relativity to find out more. You need to remember that timezones are imagenery. They're not real. They are just a way of us making life more convenient.
2006-08-22 23:23:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you silly s*d, emails and instant messaging go instantly as the name implies. the message you send would be received at t'other end before you even got out of your chair.
2006-08-22 23:35:04 · answer #6 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it would be 4 hours later at your destination - I think you are confusing sub-light speed with travelling at speeds in excess of the speed of light.
2006-08-22 23:28:34 · answer #7 · answered by Andy benitez 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get hold of Marty Mcfly and the doc then put your theory to the test
2006-08-23 02:21:42 · answer #8 · answered by Monkeyphil 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-08-22 23:26:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a dumb question whichever way you ask it. Moving across the timeline is not exactly the same as time travel.
2006-08-22 23:18:08 · answer #10 · answered by Taxedman 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋