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Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology / Are we living in a slow motion world?
« on: 25/10/2009 06:35:22 »
Alright, here's my question for you physics gurus: I understand (somewhat) that time slows down for a particular object as it increases its velocity. I also understand that an object would need to be going pretty fast before this effect would be reasonably noticeable.
So with that said, exactly how fast are we traveling through space on planet earth as it: orbits the sun, sun flies through the milky way, milky way flies through the universe, etc? And is it fast enough that a completely stationary observer would see a noticeable difference in the rate of time relative to him? Thanks!
So with that said, exactly how fast are we traveling through space on planet earth as it: orbits the sun, sun flies through the milky way, milky way flies through the universe, etc? And is it fast enough that a completely stationary observer would see a noticeable difference in the rate of time relative to him? Thanks!