2006-11-17 13:48:21 · 2 answers · asked by Tiffany W 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Cirric is correct to an extent. The equation only works for speeds less than c, the speed of light. Beyond that there is tthis pesky imaginary number thing.
At really slow speeds, say around 1000 miles per hour, the difference n time is so insignificant that even a fly would not be able to notice whether his great great grandson would have aged when it traveled around the world twice.
2006-11-17 13:56:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. Yes, the equation works for any velocity and applies to the increase in mass as well. Try here : http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?s=time%20dilation&gwp=16
Since the formula is a square root of '1 minus velocity/c' it does not get very large until v gets very large. Make sense?
2006-11-17 21:51:27 · answer #2 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋