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April 15th, 2007, 05:22 AM
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Re: OT: System Clock Loses Hour
Zero. The speed of light relative to Earth in a reference frame where Earth is at rest is exactly the same as the speed of light relative to Jupiter in a reference frame where Jupiter is at rest. This simple fact is the basis of most or all of the theory of relativity.
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April 16th, 2007, 04:41 AM
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Re: OT: System Clock Loses Hour
I might point out that earth and jupiter are not at rest relative to each other.
Nor am I contradicting you.
It just seems to have some interesting implications.
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April 16th, 2007, 08:24 AM
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Re: OT: System Clock Loses Hour
nor is the whole system at rest eaither...
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Re: OT: System Clock Loses Hour
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I might point out that earth and jupiter are not at rest relative to each other.
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Which doesn't matter when you aren't comparing Earth and Jupiter.
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April 16th, 2007, 09:54 PM
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Re: OT: System Clock Loses Hour
...I dunno.
Fyron...If the speed of light is relative to the nearest large body...Think about it.
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April 16th, 2007, 10:53 PM
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Re: OT: System Clock Loses Hour
The speed of light isn't relative to anything; that's the entire point of relativity. Through vacuum it always travels at C. (which is what causes all the other weird side effects of relativity, like time dilation)
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Re: OT: System Clock Loses Hour
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The speed of light isn't relative to anything; that's the entire point of relativity. Through vacuum it always travels at C. (which is what causes all the other weird side effects of relativity, like time dilation)
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Zero. The speed of light relative to Earth in a reference frame where Earth is at rest is exactly the same as the speed of light relative to Jupiter in a reference frame where Jupiter is at rest. This simple fact is the basis of most or all of the theory of relativity.
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...Hey, I'm just working off what other people say.
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Re: OT: System Clock Loses Hour
Which doesn't contradict me at all, he just didn't explain it the same way. 
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