RE: S6 with dual exhausts...

[Alexei M Voloshin <Alexei.M.Voloshin-1@tc.umn.edu>]

On Wed, 21 Aug 1996, Psycho Bob wrote:

> > Boy, $8/hr sounds awfully good, now, doesn't it? Except as you approach
> > the speed of light (twin turbo 30v V6, my word!), time slows down, so
> > that $8 gets spread pretty thin...
> 
> Uh, not really. For you rocketing down at near speed of light, time is
> still constant for you. But unkownst to you (if you are not careful with
> reletivity theory like above), you are experiencing time dilation. So for
> you onlookers (and employer), even if you think you spent 1 hour, you
> onlookers/employer will have measured that you "worked" for more than 1
> hour.
> 
> So, for your 1-hour work, you should get more than 1-hour wage due to your
> employer's watch. So if the employer only allow you to work 1-hour his/her
> time, then your actual work is less than 1 hour -- yet you get paid for a
> full-hour work.
> 
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The appropriate formula is:  t = t' * y
where: t is the time of the observer, t' is the time in your (moving time 
frame) and y is:

1/(1-(v^2/c^2))

where v is your speed and c is the speed of light.

So if you go say, a tipical speed of a car with a 30v V6 is around 1/2 
speed of light, and you get paid $8/hr, then if you worked 3 hour, 
he/she'll think you have worked:

3 * 4/3 = 4 hours.

Hey, that is extra $8. Soon you're going to save enough for a brand new A8.

Alex