What is the fastest thing on Earth?

So many discrepencies...Light travles from the Sun to the Earth in seven minutes, from the Moon to the Earth in about 1.5 seconds, and around the world in that very short time said earlier.

As for the fastest thing...not light.

Thinking of it, there is such a thing as a Quantum Superposition whereby an atom can be in two places at once. A change in one exercises an equal change in it's other self, instantaneously, regardless of distance. Don't ask how, Quantum Physics is a very different thing to Macro physics.

Of course this is only theorised, but all the same...

*Ron Simmons* 'Damn!'

And the fastest manmade thing would not be a railgun, but either Saturn V rockets before leaving the atmosphere, or Space Shuttles, which re-enter our atmosphere at around 16,000 mph - rather faster than a 5600 mph railgun slug.

AliasUK

A fifteen year old boy's first time... with a supermodel?CIoud_S

:lol: give this man a medal!

A fifteen year old boy's first time... with a supermodel?CIoud_S

Fastest vehicle would be the SR-71 Blackbird right? Or one of the Bell X series rockets rather.

[QUOTE="AliasUK"]

So many discrepencies...Light travles from the Sun to the Earth in seven minutes, from the Moon to the Earth in about 1.5 seconds, and around the world in that very short time said earlier.

As for the fastest thing...not light.

Thinking of it, there is such a thing as a Quantum Superposition whereby an atom can be in two places at once. A change in one exercises an equal change in it's other self, instantaneously, regardless of distance. Don't ask how, Quantum Physics is a very different thing to Macro physics.

Of course this is only theorised, but all the same...

*Ron Simmons* 'Damn!'

And the fastest manmade thing would not be a railgun, but either Saturn V rockets before leaving the atmosphere, or Space Shuttles, which re-enter our atmosphere at around 16,000 mph - rather faster than a 5600 mph railgun slug.

xaos

Not true. Quantum Computers work on the principle of Quantum Superpositions. It'd be a pretty useless computer if it couldn't encode data...

Also, it turns out, the fastest manmade object to move under it's own propulsion is the Atlus V rocket that launched New Horizons last year. It left Earth at 36,000 mph. So not Saturn V or the Space Shuttle as I said :x

[QUOTE="Chavyneebslod"][QUOTE="AliasUK"]

And the fastest manmade thing would not be a railgun, but either Saturn V rockets before leaving the atmosphere, or Space Shuttles, which re-enter our atmosphere at around 16,000 mph - rather faster than a 5600 mph railgun slug.

james28893

Yes, but I was using a form of manmade propultion as a qualifier, else a heatproofed ball bearing coult re-enter the atmospehre faster than a shuttle. Using gravity is cheating :P

Saturn V left the atmosphere at 18,000, all by its own.

Bugger! Well railguns are still cool.

Evan from Superbad...

(Fastest Kid Alive)

You just /threaded your own thread....jointed

:lol:

Does he realise that ?

The fastest thing on this Earth is my wit.MissRiotmaker

[QUOTE="MissRiotmaker"]The fastest thing on this Earth is my wit.CIoud_S

Yet it took you like two days to comment that. Teh win is mine, :)MissRiotmaker

[QUOTE="MissRiotmaker"] Yet it took you like two days to comment that. Teh win is mine, :)CIoud_S

Teh win is mine.

[QUOTE="jointed"]You just /threaded your own thread....rohver

:lol:

Does he realise that ?

Funny how a thread that was /threaded by the first post is at 68 posts...

Do you realise that?

Me. I'm so fast I can run around the world and punch myself in the back of the head.

[QUOTE="xaos"][QUOTE="AliasUK"]

So many discrepencies...Light travles from the Sun to the Earth in seven minutes, from the Moon to the Earth in about 1.5 seconds, and around the world in that very short time said earlier.

As for the fastest thing...not light.

Thinking of it, there is such a thing as a Quantum Superposition whereby an atom can be in two places at once. A change in one exercises an equal change in it's other self, instantaneously, regardless of distance. Don't ask how, Quantum Physics is a very different thing to Macro physics.

Of course this is only theorised, but all the same...

*Ron Simmons* 'Damn!'

And the fastest manmade thing would not be a railgun, but either Saturn V rockets before leaving the atmosphere, or Space Shuttles, which re-enter our atmosphere at around 16,000 mph - rather faster than a 5600 mph railgun slug.

AliasUK

Not true. Quantum Computers work on the principle of Quantum Superpositions. It'd be a pretty useless computer if it couldn't encode data...

I say it's light, because it can go 'round the world in 8 secs.IveDatedUrMom

You are correct sir. Photons are the fastest moving particles known to exist. This thread was over when it began.bman784

the fastest thing a human made would probably the particle accelerator. couldn't they get that stuff to go almost the speed of light? but on a funnier note... according to CNN, this must be the fastest thing in the UNIVERSE!

[QUOTE="MissRiotmaker"][QUOTE="ineedanap"]A Jew with a coupon is the fastest thing on earth.ineedanap

I found it funny, and so did my Jewish friend. Lighten up, sunshine :roll:.

LOL I love stereotypes!

[QUOTE="MissRiotmaker"] Yet it took you like two days to comment that. Teh win is mine, :)CIoud_S

You just /threaded your own thread....jointed

You just /threaded your own thread....jointed

What is the fastest thing on Earth?IveDatedUrMom

Umm the speed of light its 299792458 m/s. The earth is only 40,000 km...

299792458 / 1000 = 299792.4458 km/s. It only takes .133426 seconds (rounded up) to go around the earth once.

Wasdie

Still not as fast as the 15 year old with the supermodel.

Umm the speed of light its 299792458 m/s. The earth is only 40,000 km...

299792458 / 1000 = 299792.4458 km/s. It only takes .133426 seconds (rounded up) to go around the earth once.

Wasdie

Damn, it's too early in the morning for this many numbers dude...

That's your word against mine. Teh win remains in my pocket.MissRiotmaker

[QUOTE="AliasUK"][QUOTE="xaos"][QUOTE="AliasUK"]

So many discrepencies...Light travles from the Sun to the Earth in seven minutes, from the Moon to the Earth in about 1.5 seconds, and around the world in that very short time said earlier.

As for the fastest thing...not light.

Thinking of it, there is such a thing as a Quantum Superposition whereby an atom can be in two places at once. A change in one exercises an equal change in it's other self, instantaneously, regardless of distance. Don't ask how, Quantum Physics is a very different thing to Macro physics.

Of course this is only theorised, but all the same...

*Ron Simmons* 'Damn!'

And the fastest manmade thing would not be a railgun, but either Saturn V rockets before leaving the atmosphere, or Space Shuttles, which re-enter our atmosphere at around 16,000 mph - rather faster than a 5600 mph railgun slug.

xaos

Not true. Quantum Computers work on the principle of Quantum Superpositions. It'd be a pretty useless computer if it couldn't encode data...

Quantum computers do currently exist, but only with 'processors' amounting to 2-3 qubits, which while very fast, is not as fast as a normal electrical computer. Their potential is limitless - you can theoretically create a Quantum Comp with a number of qubits equal to the amount of atoms in the universe and these can each hold an infinite number of superpositions, all of which are calculating data (therefore many orders of magnitude faster than light (if comparably used in a photon computer)) - but the thing with Quantum Superpositions is that once you try to observe one, the superposition no longer exists, and you are left with but one atom (in the case of a quantum computer) with which to interpret data.

However Xaos, I think you are correct with the different states, as I was thinking of something else, not a quantum superposition.

Read up on the double slit experiment, or Shroedingers cat. It's all terribly interesting...

Please answer to this Xaos. It's nice to have an intellectual debate over GS for once lol

[QUOTE="CIoud_S"]A fifteen year old boy's first time... with a supermodel?DrSponge

:lol: Thank you sir for making me lol.

You said it.