Relativistic Spaceship Simulator(dmytry.github.io)

posted 8 months ago

This dude made a simulation of what it would look like from a spaceship accelerating towards the speed of light. Click in the upper half of the acceleration slider to move forward.

https://dmytry.github.io/space/

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stown@sedd.it

3 points

8 months ago

Neat visuals but I don’t think this is in any way accurate… Tell me how I crossed all those lightyears in about 60 seconds while only traveling at around 95% the speed of light.

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deegeese@sopuli.xyz

15 points

8 months ago

It simulates at 1 year per second, 31 million times normal speed.

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Darkaga@kbin.social

3 points

8 months ago

Relativity? A light year is a measurement of distance, not time. A ship traveling at.95C would only take 4 months to travel 1 light year from the perspective of the crew. To outside observers it would take a over a year.

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TheBaldness@beehaw.orgOP

10 points

8 months ago

Each second is one year on your spaceship. Look in the lower right corner.

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