sci.physics.relativity

On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:01:45 +1100, "Artful" wrote:

>"The Ghost In The Machine" wrote in message
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>> Pedant Point: it is impossible for a clock to read the same
>
>Pedant Point. No . .a clock always reads the same .. it shows the proper
>time for that clock .. someone else looking at a clock isn't going to change
>the reading (ie what the clock shows)

Fartful, you have once again agreed with me. You are effectively stating that
'NOW' here is NOW everywhere.
Simultaneity is absolute. Einstein was an idiot.

You might have to change your name again if you keep agreeing with me..

>
>BUT, the time that you see (ie the signal from the clock that gets to you)
>is going to be different for different observers, as is the time on the
>clock compared to some other observers clock. Regardless, the clocks
>reading itself (the clock time, or the clocks proper time) doesn't get
>changed
>



Henri Wilson. ASTC,BSc,DSc(T)
/hewn/

Einstein's Relativity is easy to understand if one has the IQ of a parrot and a gullibility index >.