Aww, spoil my fun! :o) You're right, time changes couldn't be detected unless you were outside of the system/compared yourself to an outside system. I forgot about this in the two points here. But the unit of time measured from the "unmoving" clock, compared to an earth-bound clock, would show differences. Though, an "unmoving" clock is impossible within the universe, as you said. So if it is outside of the universe itself...? We could say, though, that the earth orbits faster in certain part of the year than others, and that change at least might be calculated by us. And I have no idea how exactly gravity does in fact effect time.
Anyway, since this is off-topic i won't email any more about it to the list. thanks! ryan ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom McHugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: rw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 06, 1999 8:31 AM Subject: Re: On measuring such a thing as "time" > > > 1. The faster an object moves, the slower time passes for it. > > 2. Gravitational forces affect both space and time. > > Relativistic changes are indetectable from within a given system. > Differences in time passage and mass with regard to velocity must > always be referred to some clock at a known different velocity > in relation to the moving clock. But there is no place in the universe > that one can assume is without motions of its own. There is a > reason why it is called the Relativity theory! > > > > Tom McHugh > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fort Fairfield, ME 04742 > USA > > N 46° 45' 13" > W 67° 48' 42" > > >
