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Traveling at high speed
Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 8:15 am
by m37jarhead
Just wondering.... If I can get my M37 traveling faster than the speed of light, will the headlights
still work??
Any help will sure be appreciated.
JB
Re: Traveling at high speed
Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 10:00 am
by Carter
You and the light produced will be traveling at the same speed so they will work, you just won't be able to see it.

Re: Traveling at high speed
Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 12:31 pm
by Lifer
I doubt that you'll ever get it anywhere close to the speed of light, so I don't think that will be a problem,
If you get it up to the speed of sound, though, will you still hear the transfer case noise?

Ignore this - mispost
Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 2:30 pm
by N1VSM
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Re: Traveling at high speed
Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 2:34 pm
by N1VSM
My guess is that you'd still feel the vibration of the t-case through your keester.
I do know that my M leaves quite a wake.

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Re: Traveling at high speed
Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 10:10 pm
by hbb
If you are traveling faster than the speed of light when you turn the lights on you will already be where you’re going so you would not need the lights after all!
hb
Re: Traveling at high speed
Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 12:46 am
by M37UK
If you travel FASTER than the speed of light then your headlamps will become reversing lights, i.e. the light will be behind you!
I reckon my power steering could handle the speed of light though.

Re: Traveling at high speed
Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 9:29 am
by m37jarhead
Hey thanks guys for all the good advice for traveling at the speed of light.
That T-case noise would probably be an ear drum buster.
Guess I'll just have to hold the speed down a little to make sure I can
see where I'm going. Wonder if I need fog lights for the milky way?
JB
Re: Traveling at high speed
Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 12:56 pm
by N1VSM
M37UK wrote:If you travel FASTER than the speed of light then your headlamps will become reversing lights, i.e. the light will be behind you!
Unfortunately your mass increases as you go faster. As you get near the speed of light, your mass would approach infinity. Your mileage would be REALLY lousy then.

Re: Traveling at high speed
Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 6:17 pm
by hbb
Jerry;
I don’t think you tires are speed rated for the speed of light! You might want to back it off a couple clicks.
I voted for 1070.
hb
Re: Traveling at high speed
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 5:53 am
by vtdeucedriver
If a M37 is at lightspeed, I take the fording kit off (thanks charles) can I go to ludicrist speed????? Thanks for the laugh this am guys!!
Re: Traveling at high speed
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 7:46 am
by rixm37
Re: Traveling at high speed
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 4:16 pm
by Paddyofurniture
I do not think the M37 engine can run at light speed as the fuel to air mixture would not be correct for the old 230 block.
Also if you turned on your lights before you engaged the "Dodge Drive" you would have light for your trip. This is because the light go to light speed as soon as the light turns on and the M37 has a slight time delay to get up to light speed.
Paddy
Re: Traveling at high speed
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 4:40 pm
by N1VSM
I'd love to see that redone as viewed through the windshield of an M37.
Re: Traveling at high speed
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 5:35 pm
by m37jarhead
After watching "Blastoff", it looks like I'm going to have to add a rudder from an FA-18 to
avoid all the meteorites.Wonder if John from MW Military can fix me up????
Jerry