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GPS satellites compensate for time dilation effects
| orchid flatulent property | 11/15/12 |
| demanding henna piazza | 11/15/12 |
| orchid flatulent property | 11/15/12 |
| peach center party of the first part | 07/10/25 |
| Garnet Set | 10/15/24 |
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| underhanded forum | 11/15/12 |
| orchid flatulent property | 11/15/12 |
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Date: November 15th, 2012 1:49 AM Author: orchid flatulent property ...in order to function accurately. I did not realize this until today, but it makes sense.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Error_analysis_for_the_Global_Positioning_System#Relativity
In other words: they have to compensate for (among other things) the fact that time moves more slowly for the satellites than it does on earth due to the rate of speed at which the satellites are moving.
Fma brothers, we live in crazy times. |
Date: November 15th, 2012 1:51 AM Author: demanding henna piazza this is common sense brother. are u a polisci shithead brother? |
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Date: November 15th, 2012 1:59 AM Author: orchid flatulent property No I'm not - I just hadn't thought about it. Time dilation is one of those things that is generally incompatible with our everyday understanding of our place in the universe and how we relate to the world. It's kind of wild that such a mundane aspect of everyday life requires us to rely on assumptions that most ordinary people would struggle to understand and/or reconcile with their existing world view.
EDIT: should add: 20% or more of the people using GPS satellite technologies in their everyday lives in this country still believe in young earth creationism. The discontinuity is remarkable. |
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Date: July 10th, 2025 5:08 PM Author: peach center party of the first part A fantastic experiment would be to try selling time dilation to proles on the street, just as an experiment. Give it your best like a Jehovah's witness with pre-printed literature. See what percentage are ready to believe what you're telling them. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2114552&forum_id=2#49090789) |
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Date: October 15th, 2024 8:07 PM Author: Garnet Set (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2114552&forum_id=2#48201788) |
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Date: November 15th, 2012 2:04 AM Author: canary hall crazy, isn't it? I read GPS would be around ~6miles off if they didn't compensate for those effects (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2114552&forum_id=2#22048622) |
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Date: November 15th, 2012 2:09 AM Author: underhanded forum "aren't GPSes crazy?" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2114552&forum_id=2#22048640) |
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Date: November 15th, 2012 2:13 AM Author: orchid flatulent property Indeed. And yet the vast majority of people don't realize just how crazy they are.
They are, in fact, crazier than magnets. |
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Date: October 15th, 2024 8:05 PM Author: Motley chestnut cruise ship depressive (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2114552&forum_id=2#48201784) |
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Date: October 15th, 2024 8:10 PM Author: bisexual beady-eyed business firm haunted graveyard time dilation sounds like some transitioning condition (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2114552&forum_id=2#48201800) |
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Date: July 10th, 2025 5:06 PM Author: peach center party of the first part It's a 180 realization to experience, isn't it? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2114552&forum_id=2#49090784) |