Re: Faster than Light?

Peri of Pera wrote:
On Jul 29, 10:17 pm, "Ben Bean" <ken_scrapthis_vi...@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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"Peri of Pera" <rie...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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Faster than Light?

The theory of relativity claims that the motion of physical objects
cannot exceed a speed of 300,000km/sec. However, we know from
experience (e.g. equatorial rocket launchings, multistage rocket
vehicles etc) that the final velocity of objects is their starting
velocity plus their own velocity.

"Their OWN velocity"?? What the heck is meant by that, pray tell! No
mister, an
object's final velocity is clearly NOT what you formulate. An
object's OWN velocity
equals precisely ZERO -- that much is obvious. It's obvious because
"space" is a
non-existent (imaginary) substrate. An object "in space" has no
velocity *relative* to
said "space", because "space" is not a THING, but rather it is the
ABSENCE of any
thing.

So the answer to the quandary lies in identifying what an object's
velocity is AS
ASSESSED from another observation platform. That ALONE has any
substantive meaning! So
all motion of material objects IS relative. No object can move at or
above light speed
AS ASSESSED from another observation platform. It's childish
fiddle-faddle to think
that an object has some real value for its velocity relative to
space itself; as that
notion was disproven ages ago, by indisputable reckoning of
top-notcch physicists.

Mr Bean,
in my example, the rockets 'own speed' of 100km/sec is relative to the
spaceship and the speed of the spaceship is relative to its homeport.
I agree with you that science has not been able to identify absolute
speeds.

Peter Riedt

In your first post, you said, "SR cannot provide evidence
or even a theory to explain how the reduction is possible or occurs". But it does.
Briefly, it is because the Number Line representing velocity is not a flat continuum,
light speed is its upper limit, and that speed is tantamount to an infinity. Velocity
is
a number line askew, which skew cuts in to both the temporal and spatial cocmponents.
See my site for more explanations
http://placido.u21.0web-hosting.com/kavs/kjs/relrap.html


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