Faster than Light?

[GWguy]

So if you were in theory traveling at 186,281.9mps, .1 mps less than the speed of light and turned on your flashlight you would see the light leave at .1 mps?
I know, I remembered red shift etc. a bit ago.

Well, yes and no. I believe the light would travel at .1 mps in that case, but all the other light around you would be affected similarly in different directions, so you really wouldn't 'see' anything. The light wouldn't be arriving at the optic nerve in any recognizable pattern.

 

[desertrat]

Well, yes and no. I believe the light would travel at .1 mps in that case, but all the other light around you would be affected similarly in different directions, so you really wouldn't 'see' anything. The light wouldn't be arriving at the optic nerve in any recognizable pattern.

Oh that would be true.

 

[blacklabman]

So if you were in theory traveling at 186,281.9mps, .1 mps less than the speed of light and turned on your flashlight you would see the light leave at .1 mps?
I know, I remembered red shift etc. a bit ago.

No! You would see it move at 186,282 mps. Time dilation.