+192 It's weird to think that when you go back to your place of birth, the net distance you have traveled throughout your life is zero, amirite?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

only if you backtrack through every place you've ever been to.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

The displacement would be 0, not the distance. /physicsnerd

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Or in other words, ¨If you go walk about for a decade or two and then come back, you´ll be 0 units from where you started.¨ No way. You´re a genius.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

The earth would also have to be in the exact position it was when you were born

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I was bout to say that but then again it's all relativity. Our solar system is also moving so getting back to that same spot is impossible at least in any of our lifetimes.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Not to mention our local cluster is revolving and expanding inside our galaxy which is revolving and moving inside the universe which is constantly expanding.

by Anonymous 12 years ago