April 28, 200818 yr 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?
April 28, 200818 yr 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
April 28, 200818 yr 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
April 28, 200818 yr 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.
April 28, 200818 yr 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
April 28, 200818 yr Author 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.
April 28, 200818 yr lol, of all the examples you could have used here...you use one where someone ends up shooting their buddy. disturbing. hahaha
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.