2007-07-25 04:24:32 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Yes but you would not know.
At that speed, time flow would be stopped for you.
Or, to word it differently, at that speed, any finite distance would appear, to you, to be exactly 0. Therefore you would not have "time" to turn on the headlights nor to observe if any light is coming out.
2007-07-25 04:28:52 · answer #1 · answered by Raymond 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
like lockedjew says: you're headlights probably wouldnt work..coz of einsteins laws(of relativity?)
Which basically says that all things will 'squish' together as it increases in speed, and eventually will focus/'squish' on a single point at the speed of light (which is represented in math-symbols as 'c')
so..at the speed of light..your headlamps wouldnt work coz they'd be flattened/'dematerialised'..
BUT. if say we did neglect that, and IF it was possible that you had working headlights at that speed; then you woulndt see your headlights, cause if the lights leave the lamp at the same speed you're travelling in..then it cant reflect off another object to reach your eyes.
Basically..the beam of light will always be the same distance from your eyes..so it'd never reach your sight.
2007-07-25 11:41:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the sense where contradictory physical laws are suspended, they would not be helpful. Assuming that the whole car was moving at c, the light from your headlights wouldn't move any faster than you. The light wouldn't get ahead of the car quick enough to illuminate anything in front of you.
In the literal sense, since matter can't travel at c, your headlights would be demolecularized so no they probably wouldn't work.
2007-07-25 11:29:41 · answer #3 · answered by lockedjew 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
why would you bother to turn on your headlights?you will never be able to travel anywhere.
at such fast velocities,length will get contracted by the equation-
length(of moving body)=length at rest*gamma
where gamma=(root of 1-v^2/c^2.)
hence gamma here will be 0.
therefore no matter what the rest length is your length at c will be 0
hence you will not really travel anywhere in time so you can't turn on your head light.
although if they were on,you would still not be able to make out as their light will travel as fast as you so it would make no difference.
note that this can never be achieved in the real world.
2007-07-25 12:02:57 · answer #4 · answered by Shy Lad 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will work and you will see it.according to Enstein's special relativity the speed of light in all the frames without acceleration is constant.For example if you travel with the speed of c(light speed) you will find the speed of the light of your headlights 3X10^8m/s.
2007-07-25 11:50:01 · answer #5 · answered by Nb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your headlight swould still work but you would never see the light in front of where you were headed, i think if you looked back a few feet you would see the light from your headlights at the beginning point of your trip as blinking blips.
2007-07-25 11:30:43 · answer #6 · answered by soulrbl34 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You would not worry about turning on the light because you would be the light.
2007-07-25 11:37:51 · answer #7 · answered by goring 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the same as they always did.
2007-07-25 11:34:24 · answer #8 · answered by Pfo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes but you couldn't see them
2007-07-25 11:32:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋