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Originally Posted by Paradox244
So when we are are at rest, wouldn't we still be moving at incredible speeds?
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I may be putting my foot into my mouth, because I'm a layperson also, but I'm not certain the speeds are so incredible. The speed tends to slow as you get further from the center of a system, so I don't think that we're necessarily moving that quickly. Certainly not something that would approach the speed of light relative to nearby objects. Though incredible is a relative term, and it depends on perspective. I guess our speed would be incredible in comparison to a person walking.