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Article #353160Re: Lightspeed constant...
From: C. Capps
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 00:00
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 00:00
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Mark B. Haynes wrote: > > Jason C. Wenger wrote: > > > > >> I started this thread loooooooonnnnnnnngggggggg time ago and im surprised > > >> it is back to the alt.games.descent.thread > > >> Actually it was a thread about packets and the speed of packets. > > >> I dont know how it got renamed and stuck on light speed. > > > > > > So you're the culprit... I've got a question for ya: > > > If you are in a car traveling at the speed of light, and you turn the > > > car's headlights on, what happens? > > > And DON'T give me any technobabble. > > > C. Capps > > > > You get pulled over by the cops for speeding. :-) > > > > Cya in 'da mines, > > Thursday > > > > +-------------------------------------------------+ > > | Jason C. Wenger www.clinton.net/~jwenger/ | > > | 'Thursday' on Kali jwe...@clinton.net | > > | Illegitimi no carborundum jwe...@juno.com | > > +-------------------------------------------------+ [snip] > The answer is nothing. The light that comes from the headlight will be > traveling at the exact same speed you are. It would remain where it > is. In effect. Finally! That *is* the answer to the question. Finally someone with a serious answer. C. Capps "When all else fails, read the manual..." - Anonymus Do send responses to my messages. DO NOT SEND JUNK E-MAIL: "By US Code Title 47, Sec.227(a)(2)(B), a computer/modem/printer meets the definition of a telephone fax machine. By Sec.227(b)(1)(C), it is unlawful to send any unsolicited advertisement to such equipment. By Sec.227(b)(3)(C), a violation of the aforementioned Section is punishable by action to recover actual monetary loss, or $500, whichever is greater, for each violation." q w e r t y u i o p a s d f g h j k l
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From: "C. Capps" <m_c...@garlic.com> Subject: Re: Lightspeed constant... Date: 1996/12/10 Message-ID: <32AE5185.233D@garlic.com> X-Deja-AN: 203451815 references: <574e67$1hb@mippet.ci.com.au> <01bbe156$56e4e8a0$2ddcdbcd@maxkilms.nidlink.com> <32A4E35B.3347@pop.erols.com> <32a52042.173533975@tcnntp.trader.com> <01bbe3db$de6c40c0$4f8142ce@davids.hal-pc.org> <32AA9DA7.76EA@garlic.com> <32AB1361.25D1@clinton.net> <32AD1F75.1C09@earthlink.net> to: "Mark B. Haynes" <finan...@earthlink.net> organization: Nothing Spectacular mime-version: 1.0 newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips,comp.os.ms-windows.win95.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.win95.setup,comp.multimedia,comp.graphics.animation,alt.games.doom,alt.games.descent,alt.games.warcraft,comp.graphics,comp.graphics.animation,alt.fan.bill-gates,comp.os.os2.mi x-mailer: Mozilla 3.0Gold (Win95; I) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit