Re: The curiously prescient posts of the almost infinitely long Nizam "Greybeard" Zambri

["Nick Koleszar" <nick@domain.elided>]

Hey Nizam

I'm curious about one thing. The way I understand the theory of specific
relativity, as you approached the speed of light, for the people ahead of
you, your 75 was shrinking and for the people behind you, it was stretching.

Did you notice any increased level of squeaks and rattles coming from the
dash and did you get better leg-room?

nk

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> Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2002 12:39:14 -0800
> From: Nizam Zambri <nizam@domain.elided>
> Subject: Re: The curiously prescient posts of Nizam "Greybeard" Zambri
>
> Yeah.  I put the 24-valver in the 75 and came close to 2/3 the speed of
> light.  At which point I didn't realize I was going back in time, and my
> bodyweight had risen to a ton-and-a-half.  Luckilly, the Toyo Proxes T-1S
> held up (must be that WR rating).
>
> And then I woke up.  And found that the backup battery in my laptop had
> gone kaput.  Off to "Batteries Plus" and $4 later I have a machine that
> remembers what time it is...

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