Phoeun,
If this stuff interests you, you should read this book:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/104-1170850-7489523
I'd recommend Flatland, too, but I haven't actually read it.
-d
Deanna Schneider
Interactive Media Developer
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You're right, I was thinking of acceleration.
-Original Message-
From: Ben Doom [mailto:bdoom@;moonbow.com]
Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 2:49 PM
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: Hey Ben RE: MAthematical Equation
: Inertia does not negate the amount of energy needed to propel an
o
: Inertia does not negate the amount of energy needed to propel an object.
Sure it does. Neglecting whatever frictional forces we'd encounter in real
life, a body would move forever in a straight line (unless acted upon by an
outside force).
I think what you meant to say was that inertia does no
Programmer & General Lackey
Moonbow Software
: -Original Message-
: From: Phoeun Pha [mailto:phoeunp@;entelligence.com]
: Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 12:58 PM
: To: CF-Community
: Subject: RE: Hey Ben RE: MAthematical Equation
:
:
: No you dont. Just give it a little p
Inertia does not negate the amount of energy needed to propel an object.
-Original Message-
From: Phoeun Pha [mailto:phoeunp@;entelligence.com]
Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 12:58 PM
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: Hey Ben RE: MAthematical Equation
No you dont. Just give it a little
ay, October 28, 2002 12:57 PM
: To: CF-Community
: Subject: RE: Hey Ben RE: MAthematical Equation
:
:
: by the time you reach the speed of light, you'll be turned into
: energy. E =
: mc(square).
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; General Lackey
Moonbow Software
: -Original Message-
: From: Anthony Wong [mailto:anthony@;intracomm.com]
: Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 12:52 PM
: To: CF-Community
: Subject: RE: Hey Ben RE: MAthematical Equation
:
:
: You may want to apply Newton's second law, F = ma. For c
rom: Phoeun Pha [mailto:phoeunp@;entelligence.com]
Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 12:37 PM
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
mor
> 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?
Like the Hulk, nobody knows
Seriously though, it's true that you do gain a certain "mass" when
accelerating, which is what go
, October 28, 2002 11:50 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: Hey Ben RE: MAthematical Equation
When the end reached light speed, the end of the stick would have infinite
mass. Even if there is a reduction of the force required on the base of the
stick, say, 1/100, you would still need (infinite force
: 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?
Yes, you have more mass. No, you don't have more atoms. You have more
transient wierd-ass particles. Nothing you've ever
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
*BEATS him with the stick!*
*BAP BAP BAP BAP*
-Gel
-Original Message-
From: Phoeun Pha [mailto:phoeunp@;entelligence.com]
"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 amoun
You may want to apply Newton's second law, F = ma. For circular motion,
centripetal acceleration a = v (square) / r. R is the radius of the circular
motion. Combined, we'll get F = mv(square) /r. imagine if you're going to
travel in the speed of light, the centripetal force will be so great you'll
Won't work. As the speed of an object approaches the speed of light, it's
mass approaches infinity asymptotically. Basically, you can't make the
merry-go-round go fast enough if the stick is already stuck out there. Now,
you say, what if we spin the merry-go-round first? The law of conservation
When the end reached light speed, the end of the stick would have infinite
mass. Even if there is a reduction of the force required on the base of the
stick, say, 1/100, you would still need (infinite force)/100 = (infinite
force) to move it.
>>-Original Message-
>>From: Phoeun Pha [mai
ommunity
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
ligh
That ones a piece of cake if you ignore anything einstein had to say.
Youd have to spin your stick c*2*pi/r times a second to get the tip to go
the speed of light.
(c = speed of light, pi = mathematical constant ~ = 3.14, r is length of
stick)
Plus, if memory servers, if you put a fertilized chic
> 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
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