Ummm... but you just said that the Earth was traveling back in time. Does that mean I come back when I left, but 50 years older? So if I came back at a faster rate than I left, could I get back before I took-off?
they would notice that you are moving very slowly, and not aging
It has nothing to do with the length of the runway, but more, the location of it. The nearer you are to the equator, the easier it is to leave for orbit... You're already moving faster near the equator than farther North (or South). Being in Florida, it's closer than both Chicago's and NY's airports.
There's also this little thing with consistent weather -- well, outside of the ocasional hurricane.
'Moles and trolls. Moles and trolls'... do I have to quantify and qualify every comment? My posts will get woefully long. It's much easier to keep it short, sweet and light on the TMI. But at your behest:
...popular holiday destination in Europe? They'd be stupid to make travel hard!
How'd you get in? I traveled by train from the east my first ('02) trip. A Japanese guy, who was in my cabin, and I damn near got a full cavity search... all of my bags were tossed (not his, oddly), and I had to wait at the border for the next train through... far from a pleasant experience, and I'd heard some horror stories from other travelers while in Split... mine wasn't an isolated incident!
What do you mean until recently?
It was far easier last Nov, when I came into Zagreb from Budapest -- I didn't want a repeat of my last trip... while there, I heard travel was easier through that border now.
The requirements for entering the US are so ridiculously more complex than any other country I've visited.
Obviously you haven't been doing much traveling. Check out Cuba, Nicaragua, Israel, Croatia (until recently), etc. No matter where I've been the U.S. has always welcomed me back with open arms compared to some of the places I've traveled.
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It has nothing to do with the length of the runway, but more, the location of it. The nearer you are to the equator, the easier it is to leave for orbit... You're already moving faster near the equator than farther North (or South). Being in Florida, it's closer than both Chicago's and NY's airports.
There's also this little thing with consistent weather -- well, outside of the ocasional hurricane.