by the time you reach the speed of light, you'll be turned into energy. E = mc(square).
> -----Original Message----- > From: Phoeun Pha [mailto:phoeunp@;entelligence.com] > Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 1:37 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Hey Ben RE: MAthematical Equation > > > "The closer you get to the speed of light, the greater your mass" > > So youre telling me that when I drive 500 miles an hour, I have a little > more mass (AKA the amount of atoms in my body)? If so, where did > that extra > mass come from? > > I have a problem with Eisntein's theory. That is, if no light > exist, would > his theory still hold? I mean, let's say the fastest thing was sound. So > if you traveled faster than sound, your mass will increase? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Philip Arnold - ASP [mailto:pra@;aspmedia.co.uk] > Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 11:31 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Hey Ben RE: MAthematical Equation > > > > > How to travel faster than light.... > > The problem with this is Einstein's theory > > The closer you get to the speed of light, the greater your mass - so if > you COULD swing a stick long enough to get the end to near the speed of > light, then the mass at that end would be close to infinite, which means > you could no longer swing the stick > > Apart from the fact that if you're swinging in the atmosphere, then by > the time the end of the stick has broken mach several times, then it'll > be getting rather hot, and by the time you're getting even close to the > speeds you'll need, then the friction created by the air would have set > the stick on fire, so if you could get it fast enough, then it'd be > atomised by the friction (not to mention the air being pushed out of the > way would cause catastrophies!) > > Philip Arnold > Technical Director > Certified ColdFusion Developer > ASP Multimedia Limited > Switchboard: +44 (0)20 8680 8099 > Fax: +44 (0)20 8686 7911 > > www.aspmedia.co.uk > www.aspevents.net > > An ISO9001 registered company. > > ********************************************************************** > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify > the system manager. > ********************************************************************** > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_community Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm
