Movie 21 (:49)
Script : A trip
down a highway without any relativistic effects. Note that we
started from rest, and accelerate uniformly.
On the left, is
an unusual speed limit sign. It shows that c, the speed of light
is only one meter per second, or about as fast as a person walks.
The speed of light in our universe is very very fast, which is
why relativistic effects are much more difficult to observe. These
effects, although measuarable at slower speeds with sensitive
equipment, really become noticeable at speeds close to the speed
of light.
Also note the position
and orientation of the structures in the desert. In the next videos
, the speeds, accelerations, and positions of objects will be
exactly the same, but visual relativistic effects will be added.