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Old 06-20-2003, 06:06 AM  
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Originally posted by AcidMax
OK and I may sound stupid for saying this but I am thinking out loud.

If you say it takes 8 minutes for light to reach the earth, and in fact you can travel at the speed of light. Would you not be traveling back in time 8 minutes when you reached the sun?
If you say it takes 8 minutes for me to drive to work, and in fact you can make the trip in 7 minutes. Would you not be traveling back in time 1 minute when you reached the office?


No, you would just be seeing light in realtime as opposed to an 8 minute delay. Time is not affected by when you SEE something.
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