See what it's like to run at light speed

[Phat Pat]

Due to the recent posts I thought this might be of some interest. Of course this would be impossible in real life, but in a computer simulation, it's pretty cool. It represents what you would see if you were able to 'slow down' what you saw so it was not just a big blur. A big blue shifted blur.

http://www.spacetimetravel.org/tuebingen/tue0.html

[madcatmk3]

If running looked like that I'd be doing alot of vomiting.

[robbie]

Originally Posted by Phat Pat

Due to the recent posts I thought this might be of some interest. Of course this would be impossible in real life, but in a computer simulation, it's pretty cool. It represents what you would see if you were able to 'slow down' what you saw so it was not just a big blur. A big blue shifted blur.

http://www.spacetimetravel.org/tuebingen/tue0.html

I kinda expected something...... faster?

[captaincurran]

To coin a phrase, Fascinating. indeed as was i robbie. it seems impulse speeds isn't that fast looking.

[Toro]

I can't seem to open them from work

will need to try again when i get home :|

[Yan]

Originally Posted by robbie

I kinda expected something...... faster?

Well, for the illustration they did reduce the speed of light in Thüreingen to about 30km/h (20Mph) so the surrounding isn´t moving at 300 000 km/s (which would be c). The point is of course the distorted vision when coming close to lightspeed, whatever that might be.
I must say I think I know what I mean, but reading my own words makes me confused! I hope you fare better

BTW, cool link! I might think about going to try the bikeride myself as it is on display here in Munich until 31/12.

[captaincurran]

lucky. :P it's not coming here to Canada

[skool h8r]

It is indeed true, from the 4mb avi, you could theoretically see the back of your head, simply because that is how some parts of space are so warped.