2007-07-02 14:26:23 · 14 answers · asked by dutara 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Yes. Because the speed of light is RELATIVE. The light from your car would move away from you at 186,000 miles per second.
Einstein's Theory of Relativity postulates that both time and space are elastic, and that each person has his own time. That's why, if one twin stayed on Earth, while his brother were to travel at the speed of light, the one who stayed would be older than the one who travelled, once they were reunited.
2007-07-02 14:33:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Light travels with the same velocity regardless of your frame of reference. That's one of the postulates of Einstein's theory of special relativity.
If you could somehow accelerate your car near the speed of light, your headlights would work normally, from your perspective. However, to an outside observer, the length of the headlight's beam would be reduced to a few nanometers.
2007-07-02 21:36:38 · answer #2 · answered by stork5100 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The speed of light itself is relative, so the light would always travel away from you at 186,000 miles/second. However, if you were to accelerate to the speed of light, your car's mass would increase to an infinite size. If the mass of your car were infinite, it would take an infinite amount of energy to sustain that speed, and the headlights would have nothing to shine upon because everything and anything would be your car.
2007-07-02 21:31:11 · answer #3 · answered by Mickey Mouse Spears 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes, your headlights would work because the bulbs are travelling with you.
It's the same as if you are on a plane going faster than the speed of sound. If you talk to somebody beside you they can hear you because you, the person's ear and the sound are all travelling the same speed.
2007-07-02 21:33:36 · answer #4 · answered by gino 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes the light would not show though because nothing can travel faster than the speed of light and so if you were traveling at the speed of light the light would go with you but not in front of you. you would not be able to see the light.
2007-07-02 21:34:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your headlights would work it's just that you would be traveling in blackness. This is because your traveling with the light, not around it. Plus, you headlights, would still beahead of you because your headlights are in the front lol.
2007-07-02 21:28:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, light always moves away from you at the speed of light, no matter how fast you are moving.
2007-07-02 21:31:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Unless your car is massless, it can't get to the speed of light, so the question is moot.
2007-07-02 21:30:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
looks like everyone forgot about time dilation... at the speed of light time would stop passing for you, so there would not be enough time to get them to come on till u slow down.
2007-07-02 21:47:39 · answer #9 · answered by Dennis P 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
sure, but you wouldn't be able to see them out in front because your cars speed would match that of light and it would not race out and illuminate in the distance ahead of you.
2007-07-02 21:34:59 · answer #10 · answered by johnjohnwuzhere 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋