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From: sean@ukma.UUCP (Sean Casey)
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Subject: Speed Of Light (explain this too)
Message-ID: <1748@ukma.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 10-May-85 21:56:56 EDT
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Summary: Another Illustration


My example is something that has been bothering me for years.

	Ship A  (v = .6c)				Ship B  (v = .6c)
------------------------------>
				<------------------------------

Consider yourself to be aboard ship A.  Assume there are no stars, no points
of reference except ship B.  To you, your ship appears to be standing still.
According to relativity, when ship B flys by, it is approaching you at no more
than c.

How can this be?  Time dilation?  How can time dilation be a function of speed,
when speed is a meaningless concept without references?
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