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Offline bustin98

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Re: For the deep thinkers here
« Reply #25 on: July 11, 2008, 11:13:30 PM »
Unfortunately, I have yet to read Hitchikers Guide. Funny how things come together though.
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Re: For the deep thinkers here
« Reply #26 on: July 12, 2008, 03:32:14 PM »
Quote from: bustin98 on July 11, 2008, 07:07:16 PM
Ah! That is the question, now isn't it?

Is there movement without another point of reference? Are your actions governed by your surroundings?

In my head, I imagine a point to which I would be attached to. But you say there is no point to attach to if there is nothing to relate the position of that point.

I'm going to think about it some more.

You can imagine a point but that would still be a point of reference. I could define a point that's my exact position and velocity and say I'm standing perfectly still relative to that point. There is no universal absolute position that could be used to determine something's absolute velocity.
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Re: For the deep thinkers here
« Reply #27 on: July 13, 2008, 08:45:58 PM »
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Re: For the deep thinkers here
« Reply #28 on: July 17, 2008, 04:56:43 PM »
i wonder how fast do objects human size move towards the suns gravitation?
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