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If motion is relative, (so if X was stationary and Y was moving at v m/s, we could think of this as Y being stationary and X moving at -v m/s), could we not create a scenario in which a stationary body is relatively moving faster than light?

Suppose that a rotating body is situated at an extremely large distance from a stationary object.

If someone was standing on the rotating body, would the stationary object not appear to be moving at speeds much faster than light?

$ω = v/r$

$r = \infty$

$v = \infty \omega$

$v = \infty$

(using $\infty$ to refer to an arbitrarily large number, not any actual infinity)

If motion is relative, (so if X was stationary and Y was moving at v m/s, we could think of this as Y being stationary and X moving at -v m/s), could we not create a scenario in which a stationary body is relatively moving faster than light?

Suppose that a rotating body is situated at an extremely large distance from a stationary object.

If someone was standing on the rotating body, would the stationary object not appear to be moving at speeds much faster than light?

$ω = v/r$

$r = \infty$

$v = \infty \omega$

$v = \infty$

(using $\infty$ to refer to an arbitrarily large number, not actual infinity)

If motion is relative, (so if X was stationary and Y was moving at v m/s, we could think of this as Y being stationary and X moving at -v m/s), could we not create a scenario in which a stationary body is relatively moving faster than light?

Suppose that a rotating body is situated at an extremely large distance from a stationary object.

If someone was standing on the rotating body, would the stationary object not appear to be moving at speeds much faster than light?

$ω = v/r$

$r = \infty$

$v = \infty \omega$

$v = \infty$

(using $\infty$ to refer to an arbitrarily large number, not any actual infinity)

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If motion is relative, (so if X was stationary and Y was moving at v m/s, we could think of this as Y being stationary and X moving at -v m/s), could we not create a scenario in which a stationary body is relatively moving faster than light?

Suppose that a rotating body is situated at an extremely large distance from a stationary object.

If someone was standing on the rotating body, would the stationary object not appear to be moving at speeds much faster than light?

$ω = v/r$

$r = \infty$

$v = \infty \omega$

$v = \infty$

(using $\infty$ to refer to an arbitrarily large number, not actual infinity)

If motion is relative, (so if X was stationary and Y was moving at v m/s, we could think of this as Y being stationary and X moving at -v m/s), could we not create a scenario in which a stationary body is relatively moving faster than light?

Suppose that a rotating body is situated at an extremely large distance from a stationary object.

If someone was standing on the rotating body, would the stationary object not appear to be moving at speeds much faster than light?

$ω = v/r$

$r = \infty$

$v = \infty \omega$

$v = \infty$

If motion is relative, (so if X was stationary and Y was moving at v m/s, we could think of this as Y being stationary and X moving at -v m/s), could we not create a scenario in which a stationary body is relatively moving faster than light?

Suppose that a rotating body is situated at an extremely large distance from a stationary object.

If someone was standing on the rotating body, would the stationary object not appear to be moving at speeds much faster than light?

$ω = v/r$

$r = \infty$

$v = \infty \omega$

$v = \infty$

(using $\infty$ to refer to an arbitrarily large number, not actual infinity)

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Does relative motion allow for speeds >c$>c$?

If motion is relative, (so if X was stationary and Y was moving at v m/s, we could think of this as Y being stationary and X moving at -v m/s), could we not create a scenario in which a stationary body is relatively moving faster than light?   

Suppose that a rotating body is situated at an extremely large distance from a stationary object.

If someone was standing on the rotating body, would the stationary object not appear to be moving at speeds much faster than light?

$ω = v/r$

$r = \infty$

$v = \infty \omega$

$v = \infty$

Does relative motion allow for speeds >c?

If motion is relative, (so if X was stationary and Y was moving at v m/s, we could think of this as Y being stationary and X moving at -v m/s), could we not create a scenario in which a stationary body is relatively moving faster than light?  

Suppose that a rotating body is situated at an extremely large distance from a stationary object.

If someone was standing on the rotating body, would the stationary object not appear to be moving at speeds much faster than light?

$ω = v/r$

$r = \infty$

$v = \infty \omega$

$v = \infty$

Does relative motion allow for speeds $>c$?

If motion is relative, (so if X was stationary and Y was moving at v m/s, we could think of this as Y being stationary and X moving at -v m/s), could we not create a scenario in which a stationary body is relatively moving faster than light? 

Suppose that a rotating body is situated at an extremely large distance from a stationary object.

If someone was standing on the rotating body, would the stationary object not appear to be moving at speeds much faster than light?

$ω = v/r$

$r = \infty$

$v = \infty \omega$

$v = \infty$

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