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11 Oct 2024 09:19:03 EDT (-0400)
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From: Warp
Date: 6 Jan 2008 01:27:10
Message: <478074bd@news.povray.org>
Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:
> Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
> > Are you sure this doesn't apply only to things traveling at light speed?

>   Yes, I'm sure.

  Another way of thinking about it: When you drop a ball it looks to you
like it was accelerating because it's *you* who is accelerating, not the
ball. The ball is in inertial motion, you aren't.

-- 
                                                          - Warp


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