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[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago (2 children)

You forget there is no absolute inertial system and what you describe is completely arbitrary and makes no sense.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The whole concept of a celestial body just stopping somewhere without exploding into dust is also arbitrary and makes no sense.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Of course it makes sense - a genie did it. Pay attention!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

True true, my bad.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I guess you could be stationary relative to the CMB?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You could, but that frame of reference is not special in any way.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

That's why I define all movement based on a reference frame centered on me.
I wasn't speeding, officer. The road was.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

- "Do you know why I stopped you?"
- "You didn't. I was at rest the whole time."