Tyrion Posted June 20, 2002 Author Posted June 20, 2002 Dont you know that:) smileys mean that i'm either lying,sarcastic,or happy? You are still on my buddy list,but am I on your's?
The Truthful Liar Posted June 20, 2002 Posted June 20, 2002 Adds Tyrion to buddies list, yes I do know you aren't serious when you post with etc etc etc... And no I didn't have you on my buddies before, I will now. Yes I'm back now. :D
Tyrion Posted June 20, 2002 Author Posted June 20, 2002 I...wasnt...on..your...buddy...list..before? :swear: :swear:
The Truthful Liar Posted June 20, 2002 Posted June 20, 2002 Originally posted by OnlyOneCanoli Bantha fodder is food for banthas, silly. heh, I originally thought that Bantha Fodder was... well a bantha's crap So they eat their own ... spoilage?
Dath Maximus Posted June 20, 2002 Posted June 20, 2002 if you listen to the words being said in the movie when someone calls some one bantha fodder they say "bantha Poodu" Now for a question. What is the meaning of life? or what does a yellow light mean?
Darth Seph Posted June 20, 2002 Posted June 20, 2002 If light travels at 3 x 10 to the power of 8. And our nearset star is 1000 years away. If I leave Earth orbit at the speed of light how long will it take me to get there. And yes this is a trick question , use your wits plz.
Tyrion Posted June 20, 2002 Author Posted June 20, 2002 Seph,you wont be able to get there because you didnt say 3x10 to the power of 8 was in miles,feet,or light years. Am I right?
Darth Seph Posted June 20, 2002 Posted June 20, 2002 No light travels at 3x10 to the power of 8 m/s. However dont even think of the speed of light. Think more about the idea of the light and not the light that YOU SEE
Tyrion Posted June 20, 2002 Author Posted June 20, 2002 1 question.what does "the light"mean? My answers so far- 1.Our closest star,the sun,isnt 1000 years away. 2.1000 years away is not a measurement of length. I'm trying my hardest to find out the answer-DO NOT TELL ME THE ANSWER IF I GET IT WRONG!
Darth Seph Posted June 20, 2002 Posted June 20, 2002 no it isnt 100 years away , thats not the point the figure could be 1000000000000000 or 10 years away its only off putting. Again the measurement of the speed of light is much the same. A small clue. Light that we see does not travel at the same speed as the particle of light itself.
Zindell Posted June 20, 2002 Posted June 20, 2002 No i know that but when you state the planet is 1000 years away it basicly means. It takes a thousand years to get there. you didnt give us a lenth of measurement you gave us the exact measurement of time and asked how much time it would take to get there.
Darth Seph Posted June 20, 2002 Posted June 20, 2002 Ok Higher physics dont work on every one by the looks of it (no offence but it obvisouly dont) ok let me try re-phrase that Imagine a particle of light (altho we dont actually know if it is made up of partiles , but that aint important). Now Light travels at 3x10 to the power of 8 m/s. Now how long does it take to travel 1 light year. It terms of Light. No payload , no Cargo , no weight. How long does the light take to get there. This is outta one of my physics books. It took me ages to find it out when I handed it in wrong. But i did tell you it was a trick question
Darth Seph Posted June 20, 2002 Posted June 20, 2002 I wont give the game away to quick. I'll leave it a few days and let more people have a shot at it.
Tyrion Posted June 20, 2002 Author Posted June 20, 2002 "higher physics"I just graduated out of elementary school yesterday-I never studied physics:D Hell,I dont even know what m/s means... But,onto my answer...I'll answer when I look up all this words....
Darth Seph Posted June 20, 2002 Posted June 20, 2002 LOL , pants I didnt see that one coming. I live in Scotland. How old does that make you then if you leave Elementery School?. m/s means metres per second anyway. K no more from me for a few days.
Zindell Posted June 20, 2002 Posted June 20, 2002 It's not that I'm disagreeing with you altoghether but the question is worded incorrectly. If the planet is 1000 Light Years away thats a different story. but if I dumbed down the elements of the question and I said to you, I'm driving in my car to california, The border is 20 minutes away. My car is going 65/MPH. How long did it take me to get there. The answer is 20 minutes... Speed is irrelivant in this situation. Understand where i'm coming from?
Tyrion Posted June 20, 2002 Author Posted June 20, 2002 Darth,I am 11.But,I wonder if I accidently discover time travel while doing this...
BCanr2d2 Posted June 20, 2002 Posted June 20, 2002 I agree with Zindell, that the question itself has the answer in it, with the way it has been written. It says the closest star is 1000 years away, whether that be light years, or the actual time taken at whatever speed it is travelled at. If you are insinuating that by travelling at the speed of light, that no time will pass, that time will be at a stand still when travelling at that speed. That by travelling at the speed of light, IF it was possible to see a clock, or watch, and travelled away from it at the speed of light, then it would APPEAR to look like it took no time at all to get there. That is more of an optical "trick" of using the basis of a object on Earth you travel away from. I see this as a question that gives the answer away in the facts themselves, but I think Darth Seph has a different question in mind than the one posted, or the one posted doesn't present enough of the facts, or is asking us to use some lateral thinking...
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