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Flat Earth Theory / Re: Does the Earth rest on a solid foundation or does it float in space?
« on: December 12, 2020, 10:25:41 PM »Einstein said that nothing could go faster than the speed of light, but he also said that nothing could reach the speed of light. The equations in the Wiki are from Special Relativity, which says that a body can accelerate forever without reaching the speed of light. Relative frames of references, etc.
Alternatively, it may also be that there are no speed limits. I don't believe Einstein actually performed any experiments on that.
See these two articles:
https://wiki.tfes.org/Michelson-Morley_Experiment
Summary: "Our light experiments can't see the Earth moving around the Sun. Everything must be moving relative to each other. The only standard is the speed of light, which is consistent, and which everything moves relative to."
https://wiki.tfes.org/Sagnac_Experiment
Summary: "Nooooooo. Those experiments which show SR to be incorrect must be exceptions to the rule."
Tom, you are mixing up Special and General Relativity. Even if you don't believe gravity exists, the science examines Earth, Sun and the planets in terms of gravitational attraction, so only General Relativity describes their behaviour.
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The theory of relativity usually encompasses two interrelated theories by Albert Einstein: special relativity and general relativity.[1] Special relativity applies to all physical phenomena in the absence of gravity. General relativity explains the law of gravitation and its relation to other forces of nature.[2] It applies to the cosmological and astrophysical realm, including astronomy.[3]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_relativity