Recent content by nuby

How would one calculate the trajectory of a photon around a planet/star?

Why can't an object's gravity be measured without comparing it to another object (edited)? It's a physical property that exists in space, no?

Dumb question probably -- But is there a way to measure gravity in a particular area of space, or a "measurement" .. I.E. the gravity 10 miles above Earth v.s 1000 miles above. Not force on another object, but some "unit" or measure of gravity itself.

The reference point could be the center of the 'space'.

If there was a 'space' or universe with just one electron. What would prevent the electron from traveling from one side to the other faster than c?

Who cares what the motive was? If there were "politics" involved with the media coverage (to avoid muslim hate crimes) , why is this troubling to you?

Why do you have the desire to be scared? Are you also a hypochondriac?

Who do you think should have won the prize?

Cool. I wonder if any other components to the human body evolved from a virus or bacteria? White blood cells maybe?

I've wondered about this myself.. Going by evolution logic, wouldn't it make more sense if a virus actually was beneficial to the body it lives in? That way the virus could be easily spread to other hosts over a longer period (since it would make the host live longer on average)...

This is funny because this is exactly how illogical people think... This must really appeal to all the Glenn Beck fanatics..

How can the age of a proton be determined?

Oop, better lock this thread, people are starting to get nasty...

Well, how about with gravitational time dilation effects instead of velocity? If you could feel the gravity of 100 suns (and the "time" in that frame), would this be considered relative as well?

Right, I guess that's why someone mentioned this is more of philosophy discussion... How could you measure a personal experience traveling at .9999c?