DiscoSteve
Well-Known Member
There is a fairly simple physical reason why time travel as you see it in films is impossible - and its this (I'm sure I've explained this before) - when you are stationary, you actually aren't.
- The earth spins such that if you are stood on the equator you are travelling at 1,000mph
- The earth orbits the sun at around 67,000mph
- The solar system rotates around the centre of the Milky Way at 490,000mph
So if you don't physically move when you travel in time you'll end up either in the centre of a planet/moon/star (take your pick) or more likely you'll just end up in the vacuum of space.
Sorry.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-fast-is-the-earth-mov/
- The earth spins such that if you are stood on the equator you are travelling at 1,000mph
- The earth orbits the sun at around 67,000mph
- The solar system rotates around the centre of the Milky Way at 490,000mph
So if you don't physically move when you travel in time you'll end up either in the centre of a planet/moon/star (take your pick) or more likely you'll just end up in the vacuum of space.
Sorry.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-fast-is-the-earth-mov/