A Serious Question from an Educated Layman

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The discussion centers on the relativity of speed and its implications for understanding time dilation and the speed of light. The original poster questions the logic behind the idea that light speed cannot be achieved by matter, arguing that motion is relative and cannot be an absolute factor in time dilation. They propose that external influences, such as gravity and magnetic fields, may play a role in observed phenomena, rather than mere motion itself. Responses clarify that time dilation is indeed a relative effect dependent on the observer's frame of reference, and that the laws of physics apply consistently across these frames. The conversation highlights the complexities of relativistic physics and the challenges of conceptualizing these principles without advanced mathematics.
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well, even if instant speed changes were possible, the kinetic energy of the system is inertia dependant... this is experimentally varrified.

the energy you have to give to body inorder for it to achieve a certain speed relative to you is the same no matter what's the time it took you to give it off to that body.
so a body can't go faster then light... the inertia goes to infinity as the speed goes to C.

i could build a perpetum mobile if i could make things go at relativistic speeds with less energy just because i made them get this speed instantly.
 
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AgnosticPriest said:
With regard to all the Points, these were quoted from the theories/laws. They mean whatever the author meant.

In point 1, it seems quite clear that ANYTHING in motion can equally call its observer the one who is in motion. If this is true, we are all traveling light speed right now, relative to the photon's point of view. It's an impossible paradox!

actually, from a photon's point of view the universe is still a singularity, there is no such thing as traveling from a photon's perspective.
 
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