2007-04-23 02:12:27 · 11 answers · asked by Angelnt84 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Faster than is possible, some science fiction writers suggest that going faster that the speed of light makes one go back in time, which is what you'd have to do to meet yourself, But you can't go faster than the speed of light, in fact any thing with mass can not realistically even go as fast as light.
2007-04-23 02:22:13 · answer #1 · answered by tinkertailorcandlestickmaker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has been stated that traveling at the speed of light one conuld not catch themselves unless it was possilbe to go back in time ect...
This would be true if the starting point of the person were stationary. I suggest that since the world is turning that it may be possible to just reach the person as they start running depending on which direction you ran. This assumes that the earth rotation would be moving the starting point and that you could instantly accelerate to the speed of light. So if you ran in the opposite direction of earths rotation at the speed of light would not the combined realitive speed of you running and the earths rotation moving the starting point combine giving you a relative speed slightly faster than the speed of light... If this were so then you might just barely reach yourself as you started to run.
OR Would time dilation effects cancel this out
2007-04-23 15:53:09 · answer #2 · answered by MarkG 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reason most slaves were treated with respect and dignity is because they were POW's that were captured and forced to work, it didn't matter their race. They were even allowed to buy their freedom in some places. When the africans sold their slaves to the europeans to be shipped out they were handing over POW's. The europeans got greedy and came back not for the slaves that the africans were selling, but for every african they could snatch up and stuff in a boat. That is why they were not treated with respect because they were not captured as a result of a respectable and dignified battle, but rather through pillaging.
2016-05-17 04:48:13 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only way to do this would be to do one of two things:
1) time travel, this would involve getting to the point you left before you left it... travelling faster than light would not do this... you would have to actually do more.
2) Reach down and grab your feet... grats you caught yourself!
2007-04-23 02:42:07 · answer #4 · answered by haratu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you fly as fast as Concorde, you can watch the sun rise in the West.
2007-04-23 02:22:33 · answer #5 · answered by tom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't catch yourself unless you're about 25,000 miles wide and shaped like a circle.
2007-04-23 02:20:23 · answer #6 · answered by Gene 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i dont know about catching up on ones-self but i flew from melbourne to perth and i landed an hour before i took off serious work it out
2007-04-23 06:35:39 · answer #7 · answered by polly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
faster than the speed of light. 186000 miles per sec. thats 669600000mph
2007-04-23 02:17:42 · answer #8 · answered by EZ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
half of you would have to travel faster than the other half
2007-04-23 17:06:59 · answer #9 · answered by Dan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
very fast indeed
2007-04-23 02:16:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋