If so, what effects would it have on the body? And what would be experienced during the travel?
2007-01-14 10:10:14 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
it could endure it just fine. In fact, it couldn't tell that it's travelling at the speed of light. However, in the real universe, things would be coming at you at light (or near light) speed, and you'd be vaporized by such debris.
2007-01-14 10:16:15 · answer #1 · answered by Scythian1950 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is impossible for a human body or any other object to travel at the speed of light. Theoretically impracticable. Full stop.
It is though theoretically possible to approach the speed of light. In that case, it is the acceleration required to reach the speed of light that seems to be unbearable for the human body rather than traveling at a stable speed close to the speed of light. In fact, once you would reach that speed you wouldn't understand a thing, since speed is relative. In addition, the closer to the speed of light, the more your inertial mass would augment, making it really difficult to accelerate any more (or even to decelerate). Finally, if you came back from a travel close to the speed of light, you would find out everyone grew older than you during that travel, due to a theory of relativity issue called time dilation.
All this would be the case if traveling at relativistic speeds in space. However, the universe is not empty, so you have to include the problems mentioned by scythian1950, unless a way to eliminate them or their results is discovered (i.e. body protection). Seems very unlikely though, at least at these days.
2007-01-14 10:37:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Velocity has no noticeable affects on any object. Acceleration does. According to Einsteins theory of relativity, velocity only exists relative to a defined frame of reference. From the reference point of the traveler, the traveler is the only thing in the universe that NEVER moves.
2007-01-14 11:37:53 · answer #3 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Einstein's relativity shows us that any object, like a human body, that could move at the speed of light would necessarily posses all the mass and energy in the universe. Okay, on to the next irrelevant question!
2007-01-14 10:39:12 · answer #4 · answered by Chug-a-Lug 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Time would slow down or stop. As long as the acceleration was kept to a reasonable level it shouldn't be a problem. Wonder how long it would take to reach the speed of light at 1 g acceleration. (A year give or take)
2007-01-14 10:18:39 · answer #5 · answered by Roadkill 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Traveling at that speed would not be the problem. The problem lies in the high positive acceleration at the beginning and the high negative acceleration at the end.
2007-01-14 10:15:44 · answer #6 · answered by sparbles 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the body without any protection cannot travel at the speed of light. heck. it cant even travel at the speed of sound without giving out.
traveling at the speed of light is not as good as you'd think.... when any livng thing is traveling at the speed of light... they slow down.... ex... for you it might be a day but for me whos not going at the speed of light, its been a month.
this has been scientifically proven. although the ratio is so wrong.
2007-01-14 10:17:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
U would weigh infinity , I think u would be over weight and about the size of the head of a pin.
2007-01-14 11:26:19 · answer #8 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it were possible then it would be possible.
2007-01-14 10:19:37 · answer #9 · answered by Nelson_DeVon 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋