Thursday, May 16, 2013

Science Question for June

It's  a clear day, and Xavier is standing on a plateau in Wyoming. As he looks into the sky, an object about the size of the Starship Enterprise whizzes past at an altitude of 2640 feet above ground level and at the speed of light (300,000,000 meters per second). Xavier has 20-20 vision, and he is looking directly at the path of the Enterprise. What does he see?

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5 comments:

Peter d'Saint said...

The Pearly Gates

Scotty said...

He wouldn't see anything, but he'd feel one heckuva breeze. In fact, I don't think the Enterprise would hold up in the troposphere going the speed of light. Captain Kirk used to keep 'er in orbit where there's no air friction.

Aye.

Denzel said...

Freight train with a vapor trail.

Warp said...

This a a great science question, but no human will ever know the answer. Undefined just like dividing by zero.

Ein Stone said...

When you get something with significant mass to travel at the speed of light, warn me first. You're talking about a big deal. You can write fiction about warp speeds, but you can't demonstrate anything nearly as fast as c.