It has been said that as a person travels faster or more near the speed of light from an idle position they age slower. My question is that it is not th speed at which one travels but moreso the effect that speed has on the brain of the person. What iff there were a way to manipulate "going the speed of light in the brain" without actually travelling that fast? Is this why some people who are ill mentally with mania or some kind of schizoaffective disorder look 15+years younger than they are, because their mind is raceing so fast? That is, would you agree that it is not directly travelling at the speed of light that manipulates an anti-ageing effect but what happens inthe brain.
2007-04-22 00:19:41 · 3 answers · asked by Brian C 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
I disagree. You brain does not control how your body ages. It can't prevent it because it think its travelling fast. Time is relative to speed. So if you were travelling at close to the speed of light for 10 years....you might have only aged for 1 month or something while everyone else has aged the 10 years.
2007-04-22 05:18:07 · answer #1 · answered by Spilamilah 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has nothing to do with the brain. What you're talking about is called the twin paradox and that involves acceleration. If you were sitting in a vehicle going just below the speed of light with respect to me, I'd see your clock going slower than mine. You would see mine go slow in return. But to you in the vehicle all wound seem normal.In fact if you had no reference and couldn't see me, you would say you're at rest.
2007-04-22 01:47:16 · answer #2 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your molecules would also fly apart, so I wouldn't want to try. Not to mention the increase of mass approaching the speed of light
2007-04-22 00:38:06 · answer #3 · answered by Noota Oolah 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋