3 thoughts on ““I’mma giving all I got, captain!” Exclaims Scotty”
If you’re zipping along through space in your ship at the speed of light and you think you see something up ahead and turn on your headlights, do they illuminate the object?
We had that question in Engineering Physics, nobody came up with a rational answer. Would photons be emitted? Would the wiring carry electrons? How would you detect it? What size would the wiring have to be? Power source?
Fun thinking – took us all class period to hash it around. I miss those days.
If you’re zipping along through space in your ship at the speed of light and you think you see something up ahead and turn on your headlights, do they illuminate the object?
We had that question in Engineering Physics, nobody came up with a rational answer. Would photons be emitted? Would the wiring carry electrons? How would you detect it? What size would the wiring have to be? Power source?
Fun thinking – took us all class period to hash it around. I miss those days.
Beam me up, NOW.