Posted by Lokileby at fibre242.63.nas.net on March 11, 2004 at 13:37:37:
In Reply to: Re: The way I understood it... posted by Barry, Suave MF on March 11, 2004 at 13:30:30:
: Nope. Because you are not exerting enough force (i.e. going about the speed of light). Think of it this way, the Earth goes so fast (I forget how much) in each revolution, but yet, we are not going that fast. We - if we're just walking - only go a few miles per hour even though the 'vessel' (Earth) we're on is going much faster.
~~ From what perspective? From sun, which doesn't move, we are moving quite quickly. From the earth, we are moving 3mph. It all depends on what you use a the static point. So while according to the spaceship you are only moving 3mph, but relative to the sun you are moving near or over the speed of light.