I entered an Einsteinian time warp.
Little did I know that my effort to get into better shape would result in the biggest physics break through of the last century. Actually make that the biggest physics breakthrough ever. I also found the answer to one of the most important questions ever posed on this board (#1).
So, being a little overweight and way out of shape due to years of drinking (recovering alcoholic here) and too much smoking (two cigarettes per beer and I drank a LOT of beer) I decided to get into shape. To do this I decided to join a gym. My job will pay for 10 months of the gym membership, not a bad deal. I went down to the gym and joined and got a trainer to design a workout for me.
I started gong to the gym a couple weeks ago, three times a week. Little did I know when I started on the path to self-improvement that I would make a major discovery.
This is what happened.
To start my work out I got on the treadmill. 30 minutes at a pretty steep incline and a reasonable speed. So I program in the speed and time settings, turn on my Ipod and start walking. I listen and walk. After what seems like forever I look at the elapsed time on the treadmill and barely five minutes have gone by. Lyle Lovette has told me about the Lights of L.A. County, Nevermore and Warrell Dane have warned me about the Enemies of Reality. Dream Theater has screamed about the Octavarium. I start really watching the time go by on the little clock and that is when I notice that the longer I walk the slower the time goes. the next ten minutes of treadmill time seem like about an hour. In between glancing at the clock I watch hoards of people come in, work out and leave only to be replaced by another group. When the clock finally hits fifteen minutes I realize I know that answer to the question 'If a plane is on a treadmill, will it take off?(#1)". The answer is no, it will not take off because the longer it is on the treadmill, the slower time will go until it will be stuck in time like a fly in amber. I know because I almost experienced this at the twenty minute mark. For every second of treadmill time about four minutes of normal time elapsed.
Now all I have to do is figure out the exact equation to describe this and I will be rich and exceedingly famous.
Slee