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minus-squareKlear@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoYou forget there is no absolute inertial system and what you describe is completely arbitrary and makes no sense.
minus-squareunexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoThe whole concept of a celestial body just stopping somewhere without exploding into dust is also arbitrary and makes no sense.
minus-squareKlear@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoOf course it makes sense - a genie did it. Pay attention!
minus-squareCheeseNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoI guess you could be stationary relative to the CMB?
minus-squareKlear@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoYou could, but that frame of reference is not special in any way.
You forget there is no absolute inertial system and what you describe is completely arbitrary and makes no sense.
The whole concept of a celestial body just stopping somewhere without exploding into dust is also arbitrary and makes no sense.
Of course it makes sense - a genie did it. Pay attention!
True true, my bad.
I guess you could be stationary relative to the CMB?
You could, but that frame of reference is not special in any way.