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Re: Lightspeed constant...

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From: Raffi Deirmendjian
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 1996 00:00
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Scott Kevill wrote:
> 
> In article <328727...@primenet.com>, mha...@primenet.com wrote:
> 
> :Douglas C. Moose wrote:
> :>
> :> ==================
> :>
> :> IMHO, anyone traveling at the speed of light has no need for
> :> headlights.
> :>
> :> What are you going to look at?  the expressions of a few briefly
> :> startled pedestrians just before they become roadkill?  If there's
> :> anything in your path that's of sufficient mass to warrant your
> :> attention, headlight's will not be necessary!!
> :>
> :> BTW, I don't think you'll need to worry about turn signals either :)
> :> - --
> :> Aloha!
> :> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> :> .. Doug
> :> .. mailto:moo...@aloha.net    .. http://aloha.net/~moosed
> :
> :No, but you'd better have some damn good brakes!
> :
> 
> Not to mention a damn good seat belt and air bag.
> Remember SpaceBalls? This is nothing! We are only talking about light
> speed here. What will the headlights do when you are travelling at
> Ludicrous Speed? :)
> 
> Scott Kevill
> sc...@www.curtin.edu.au
> 
> :Mahalo!
> :--
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You people need to be a little more creative. You don't need headlights
at the speed of light. All you have to do is put a big reflector at the
rear end of the car. As bright as your car will be glowing at that
speed, it will illuminate its own way. Duh!

-Raffi
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From: Raffi Deirmendjian <Ra...@ix.netcom.com>
Subject: Re: Lightspeed constant...
Date: 1996/11/11
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