RELATIVE VELOCITY
"Two galaxies traveling at 3/4 light speed in opposite directions. Einstein proposed a scenario
composed of two galaxies moving at 3/4 light speed from the earth, traveling in opposite
directions. This meant that they were traveling away from each other at 1.5 times the speed of
light. He suggested that a message sent by one to Earth and relayed would eventually reach the
other. Since this meant going faster than light speed, how was this possible?"
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Although he uses relativity as his explanation, I will not. When the message first leaves the
original galaxy, is it traveling at full light speed, (not light speed minus 3/4 of light speed). From
the location that the message was sent, regardless of any extraneous Earth relay, it will overtake
the intended galaxy at a constant rate of 1/4 light speed. This begins from the moment the initial
message was sent.
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