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		throw_away on Sept 12, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why can’t I go faster than the speed of light? > > If I travelled at one percent of speed of light, same distance, i suppose 100 years would elapse for me, how much would elapse on earth? > I don't know how to do the math, but a very, very long time would have passed on earth. Eh, at .01c, not so much: https://www.omnicalculator.com/physics/time-dilation?c=USD&v... (=100.005y, not even two days extra)

wruza on Sept 12, 2021 [–]

Yeah, all interesting things only begin at roughly 0.5c and go crazy at 0.9c. Google images on “lorentz factor” to get the quick idea.

https://www.google.ru/search?q=lorentz+factor&tbm=isch

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