2006-09-24 09:00:35 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Hi. No, but the measurement might be.
2006-09-24 09:02:08 · answer #1 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually the answer is yes, the distance between two points can be different when using the same ruler. You actually see an example every day and it's a household item. However in mathematics if the points are on a three dimensional curve the points can have any number of different distances between them. Cut a rubber ball in half, get a ruler made out of sting and put two points anywhere on the circle where you sliced the ball in two. Measure where you made the cut and the surface is flat on the bottom of the ball you will get one answer. As you move the sting ruler up towards the top of the ball the distance will increase incrementally until you get to the top and then start to decrease again as you move down again over the top of the ball.
2006-09-24 16:29:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, if the points are on a curved surface. You could measure the distance between, say, London and New York (with a really big ruler) by drawing a line around the globe, but it would be much shorter to measure the distance by cutting a line straight through the planet.
2006-09-24 16:28:14 · answer #3 · answered by a.kam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess only if the points are moving around. Or you read the ruler wrong one time.
2006-09-24 16:08:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely -- if the two points are at different ranges at the two times the measurements are made!
2006-09-24 16:04:41 · answer #5 · answered by poorcocoboiboi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
You measure once in the direction of movement and the second time in the opposite direction. Of course you have to travel close to the speed of light.
2006-09-24 16:12:52 · answer #6 · answered by PragmaticAlien 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the only way that the distance between two fixed points can be different is if there is a bend in space..
2006-09-24 16:02:35 · answer #7 · answered by Byakuya 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Human error can lead to measurement mistakes. This is why the rule in carpentry is "Measure twice, cut once."
2006-09-24 16:09:30 · answer #8 · answered by just♪wondering 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes,if your drinking jack daniels even dillusions seem real.
2006-09-24 16:10:47 · answer #9 · answered by swashbuckler82 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
impossible
2006-09-24 16:02:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋