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General / Superluminal (a question)
« on: May 30, 2014, 10:06:56 pm »
I'm rather slow at times, so please be patient.
The Theory of Relativity states, in no uncertain terms, that:
1. Nothing can travel faster than light
2. ANYTHING AT ALL can be viewed as a motionless reference point.
The Earth rotates and revolves, so let's set it aside.
Let's select a point anywhere on Earth's orbit except where the Earth actually is. Let's elect it The Reference Point of the Day.
Alpha Proxima (and all the rest of the stars in the galaxy except the Sun) do actually rotate around this point at speeds that exceed the speed of light.
What gives?
The Theory of Relativity states, in no uncertain terms, that:
1. Nothing can travel faster than light
2. ANYTHING AT ALL can be viewed as a motionless reference point.
The Earth rotates and revolves, so let's set it aside.
Let's select a point anywhere on Earth's orbit except where the Earth actually is. Let's elect it The Reference Point of the Day.
Alpha Proxima (and all the rest of the stars in the galaxy except the Sun) do actually rotate around this point at speeds that exceed the speed of light.
What gives?
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