Re:Nature of lightPosted by Vicente on August 30, 2008 at 12:09:55: In Reply to: Re:Nature of light posted by rain on August 30, 2008 at 11:38:27: IP:75.210.52.145
E is energy E is the same as mc2 (or mass times the speed of light squared). Mass X the speed of light squared is ALWAYS less than c (or the speed of light). "Imagine accelerating to the so-called speed of light, that is 299,792 kilometers per second (186,282 miles per second). If you are unfamiliar with Einstein’s theory of relativity, as you approach this so-called speed of light, time slows to zero, space no longer exists, and mass cancels itself out. You do not enter a new dimension, but a dimensionlessness within the still bliss of undivided light. For those who have already ventured there, an immediate inner inquiry comes to our attention if we allow it: How did you reach a velocity of 299,792 kilometers per second and arrive at stillness? You just stepped into light’s shoes, so you connected with light’s own point of view, a view that light travels no distance in no time, and thus it has no need for speed. In fact, undivided, clear light has not traveled a single meter in all eternity. How does one describe it in laymens terms? I'm not a layman. When did people accept that the Earth is not flat? Surely not immediately. It is very difficult for people to see beyond their beliefs. V
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