"We lost 8 minutes".
If i travel to the sun at speed = C
since sunlight takes 8 minutes to reach us
then my journey also takes 8 minutes.
However , if i do travel at a rate of C
then my V is equal to C
so v/c = 1
as a result , although the journey should take 8 minutes,
the A , T equation suggests that the time experienced on Earth,
as stationary-bystanders await my return which is T,
is actually infinite, because T=8/0=infinity.
Infact despite the duration of the trip,
and despite wherever I travel,
given that my velocity V = C (speed of light)
then the stationary time elapsed during the expedition
is always T = infinity. mathematically speaking of course.
In addition, the closer to C i travel,
the slower my heartbeat is,
therefore the slower i age.
This means that if i actually travel at a V = C
then My age is frozen.
Conclusion :
As I travel to the sun, ignoring stopping distances
I experience the trip to be instantaneous.
I am at Earth, blip, I am at the sun,
infact there isnt enough time to experience the blip.
The stationary bystanders upon earth, dont experience this at all
Infact, as we have established, they have to endure infinity
before the trip suceeds
So why is it that we only have to wait 8 minutes to see the light from the sun
Based on this conclusion, what do the stationary bystanders actually see?
a) Do they see a rocket fly into space really fast?
b) Does the rocket merely Blip out of existence?
c) Does the rocket ever move at all?
I am pretty sure I know this answer, but I have to wrap my head around it.
