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Originally Posted by Mee-n-Mac
Just as the Sun curves space-time so a star behind it ( the famous 1919 confirmation of general relativity) the Earth will curve space-time (ever so slightly) so the laser isn't as straight as it would be in non-curved space-time. Of course the refraction effects mentioned earlier would far outweigh this effect. Good thing that I'm an engineer and not a physicist because that allows me to say "close enough". |
And that is why Captian Kirk can bring back whales to save the Earth any "time" he wants.