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| Thread ID: 52844 | 2004-12-31 12:50:00 | OT: The speed time travels | george12 (7) | PC World Chat |
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| 309320 | 2005-01-01 02:38:00 | Your biggest problem will be finding a flight leaving NZ at 1am in the morning.... there are very few flights (if any) which leave NZ after about 11pm. | somebody (208) | ||
| 309321 | 2005-01-01 03:04:00 | Just turn your watch back and you can have as many NewYears as you like without even having to leave the home. Just think, the money you save on airfares can be put to use by buying as much booze as you like. Or even a new computer!!!!!!!!! |
Baldy (26) | ||
| 309322 | 2005-01-01 08:04:00 | There are two direct answers to your question George. 1. As Xll says, be at the South (or North) Pole and you could have 24 New Year celebrations. Lots of ice for your drinks too. :thumbs: 2. The circumference of the Earth is approximately 24,000 miles (38,000 km). So at the equator to beat the clock you'd need to travel faster than 24,000 miles per hour. Curently you'd require the assistance of a Saturn rocket to reach that speed. :) Further down the globe the distance decreases so from NZ you'd only have to move at 12,000 mph. Of course you don't have a lot of spots to land but what the heck - New Year in South Georgia could be right up your alley :p Terry's concerns about time dilation are correct but you'd have to get up to relativistic speeds to have a problem. Essentially, the faster you travel, the slower time passes for you. But it hurries by on Earth. So in theory you could miss out on the extra New Year if you went too fast! :@@: |
Winston001 (3612) | ||
| 309323 | 2005-01-01 08:07:00 | 600mph. That's my calculation. I won't bother elaborating on how I got it but anyway my question is answered. Samoa. 23 hours behind NZ. Flying time - 2 hrs. |
george12 (7) | ||
| 309324 | 2005-01-01 09:21:00 | Well yes, but thats cheating George and not in the spirit of your original enquiry. :D Don't you have a need for speed? ;) |
Winston001 (3612) | ||
| 309325 | 2005-01-01 09:40:00 | If you go to the South Pole, you can have a foot in each year . :eek: In fact you can choose any of 24 time zones just by moving one step in the right direction . So what happens if you run in circles around the Sth Pole??? :confused: :confused: ??? :eek: |
Raikyn (6293) | ||
| 309326 | 2005-01-01 10:22:00 | You'd keep warm but get very dizzy. :D | Winston001 (3612) | ||
| 309327 | 2005-01-01 10:39:00 | 2. The circumference of the Earth is approximately 24,000 miles (38,000 km). So at the equator to beat the clock you'd need to travel faster than 24,000 miles per hour. Curently you'd require the assistance of a Saturn rocket to reach that speed. :) 24,000 miles divided by 24 hours in a day would equal 1,000mph. I think concorde might have managed that. |
Davesdad (923) | ||
| 309328 | 2005-01-01 10:43:00 | Yes, but 12,000 miles (see 2nd part of his post) / 24 hours = 500mph Which is less than 1000KPH. Still a bit faster than a commercial aircraft but.... I prefer the cheating way myself. Anyway, when I feel the need for speed, I just play Underground. Remind you of any videos ;)? |
george12 (7) | ||
| 309329 | 2005-01-01 19:29:00 | I flew on a Boeing 767 2 days ago, travelling at 690mph for most of the journey over 37000 feet above mean sea level. | somebody (208) | ||
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