Dodge Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 If I flew in a plane that, for example, could travel at light speed, due west, I would cross time zones faster the hours would advance, right? So say I flew from VA to Japan -- I'd have to turn my watch back several hours. If I continued to fly due west and I had to keep turning time back, why wouldn't I turn back the date every 24 hours? I'm trying to figure out how this works. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PitchingWinsGames Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Dangit Dodge... I just frickin' pulled a muscle trying to figure this out... but this is the best I got for ya (could be completely wrong): If you spread the earth out like this It'd be no different then going around a clock, because the time zones generally only apply within one 24 hour period of one individual day. So with every revolution around the earth, yeah, you would be changing your watch's time a lot, but it'd still be the time within the same day. Im not actually sure that makes sense, but it does to me :thumbup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodge Posted April 28, 2008 Author Share Posted April 28, 2008 Dammit I thought my roommate and I had discovered time travel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PitchingWinsGames Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Dammit I thought my roommate and I had discovered time travel Well, technically, you are travelling through relative time... your personal clock will be unchanged... but the calendar date would be no more than one day off :confused Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ns2003 Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Damn bro, this isnt good for my brain after finals week... :lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbethan Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Dangit Dodge... I just frickin' pulled a muscle trying to figure this out... but this is the best I got for ya (could be completely wrong): If you spread the earth out like this It'd be no different then going around a clock, because the time zones generally only apply within one 24 hour period of one individual day. So with every revolution around the earth, yeah, you would be changing your watch's time a lot, but it'd still be the time within the same day. Im not actually sure that makes sense, but it does to me :thumbup You're right. As you kept turning back your watch, the day would pop back once you hit Asia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarlinFan10 Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 You would indeed keep going back in time. Keep going until you see dinosaurs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Beinfest Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 You need to know that the International Date Line is the difference between days, so everytime you cross over it you are resetting your day. Winner Here look: -24 East +24 West Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodge Posted April 28, 2008 Author Share Posted April 28, 2008 So they put that dateline where nobody lives.. makes sense. It'd be cool to go out there in two boats. You and your buddy could be 25 feet away from each other and suppose you were to shoot him, you could say the bullet took a whole day to reach him. Weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Marlin Man Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 lol, of all the examples you could have used here...you use one where someone ends up shooting their buddy. disturbing. hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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