A couple of days back I had started to write on time travel. But I had to stop since I do not carry the prerequisite knowledge on the subject. There were just too many questions such as "If you were to break the speed of light, will you travel back in time?". With my (read: genuine) handicap of being unable to read beyond international current affairs, I wasn't sure what was said on this subject. Had a chat with Aseem where he mentioned basically it is said that the aging process of a being will slow down the closer it approaches speed of light. Relatively speaking, what this means is that you are moving slower than the time in your dimension. Assuming this, there is a possibility that once you break the speed of light, you will start moving back in time. Anyway, not being a subject matter expert on this, this could all be a fallacy for all you know. But what is of relevance and possibly proven by our dear friend Einstein is that the speed of light is the barrier to any such alterations.
This brought me to the question of "why light". Why not sound? Why not a figure other than the speed of light? Why not something other than light? What's so special about light? Well, we really don't know. But let's just think what we can derive out of all this.....
1. If light can change certain things and possibly the time dimension you are in then there must be a relationship b/w light and time (there has to be an equation). From what I know, there is none at the moment. So, if you wish to travel in time, figure this one out. You will get your answer to time travel.
2. Again, if you were to look at it holistically, light is nothing but energy. But it seems that this form of energy has some characteristics which gives it it's capability to travel "through" time. So, light seems to be an immense source of energy (this means we are not tapping it enough). It can very easily solve our energy issues. You need to first understand when I use the word immense, feel the significance of what I am saying. Then you will realize that this is possibly a highly under-utilized source of energy at the moment. We need more research here.
Now, this forces me to digress from this topic and take you to another source of energy - nuclear - fision or fusion. If atoms carry such immense energy to power a whole city and they reside within us, can you imagine the level of energy that resides within us? It's like saying that if I were to plug a human into a power grid, we can possibly generate enough energy to keep the world running for years infinitum. I know it sounds ridiculous (and diabolical) but all I want you to realize is the amount of energy that resides within us as well as remains (somehow) under control. A very interesting mechanism worth exploring.
So, with all this hullabaloo we just figured out two sources of energy that can in all probability power the systems ad infinitum. Why are we crying over fossil fuels so much?
So, if anyone bothers to read this blog - you got two takeaways - (1) figure out an equation between time and light specifically for which you need to figure out the quantum of energy that resides in a unit of light and then see how does it equate with time. (2) Try understanding the amount of energy that exists within us or any living being for that matter and what does this mean.
ps - The relationship b/w light and time should form something of a nature where light is inversely proportional to time assuming the closer you get to the speed of the light the slower you get w.r.t to the speed of time. Stupid thoughts? Deviating from my "I don't care" attitude, I would really like to hear your thoughts just in case you know something that I don't. I am sure there's ample. Post your comments if they can add value to my (uninformed) opinions.
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