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One of Many
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Joined: 10 Nov 2002
Posts: 160
Location: Beta Tauri
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 Sat Apr 19, 2003 3:26 pm Light speed |
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Before people answer this question, let me tell you all that I want cannon facts, not people’s opinions. Opinions don't work in this world.
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Someone told me that matter cannot attain full light speed, because the fuel requirements would increase exponentially and the objects mass would increase exponentially also.
Can someone clarify? Preferably someone who knows that they know what they are talking about...hehe...
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PrankishSmart
Rear Admiral
Joined: 29 Apr 2002
Posts: 4779
Location: Hobart, Australia.
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| Sat Apr 19, 2003 3:29 pm |
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The warp field changes the laws of physics that we know of now?
Nah, I don't know, I would have to look it up or construct my own theorys.
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Hyper
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Joined: 07 Apr 2003
Posts: 60
Location: UK
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| Mon Apr 21, 2003 5:48 pm Re: Light speed |
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| One of Many wrote: | Before people answer this question, let me tell you all that I want cannon facts, not people�s opinions. Opinions don't work in this world.
Right...
Someone told me that matter cannot attain full light speed, because the fuel requirements would increase exponentially and the objects mass would increase exponentially also.
Can someone clarify? Preferably someone who knows that they know what they are talking about...hehe... |
This is the big problem scientists have. As you approach the speed of light, your mass becomes infinite and you need an infinite amount of energy blah blah blah.....but, light is photons, and photons have a mass and if light (forgive the ignorance of this next statement) travels at the speed of light, every time we turned on the light, wed be killed because the photons hitting us would have an infinite mass and therefore penetrate us. So once they can sort this contradiction out, we'll be able to travel at lightspeed!
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When matter and anti-matter collide, you dont get plasma!
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IntrepidIsMe
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Joined: 14 Jun 2002
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Location: New York
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| Tue Apr 22, 2003 6:50 pm |
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^thats a good poing. That is a recent finding that light has mass.
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Hyper
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Joined: 07 Apr 2003
Posts: 60
Location: UK
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| Tue Apr 22, 2003 8:50 pm |
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| IntrepidIsMe wrote: | | ^thats a good poing. That is a recent finding that light has mass. |
Recent? Hmm, perhaps you need to state how recent recent is (eg, last 50 years?). Besides, how do you think solar sails work?
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Los
Commodore
Joined: 07 Jun 2002
Posts: 1336
Location: Oklahoma fa sho!
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| Wed Apr 30, 2003 11:25 am |
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that made no sense.
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Hyper
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Joined: 07 Apr 2003
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Location: UK
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| Sat May 03, 2003 11:36 am |
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| Los wrote: | that made no sense.
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What made no sense? How recent is recent? Well how long is a piece of string? EG, if a human lived for 200 years that would be long, but if a star went supernova after 200 years that would be short. Hence the question how recent is recent? Come on Los, use your head mate!
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Los
Commodore
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Posts: 1336
Location: Oklahoma fa sho!
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| Sun May 04, 2003 8:48 pm |
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Your other statement, bud.
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Lt.BirdGod
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Joined: 02 Jan 2002
Posts: 619
Location: Sol System, 3rd planet from the Sun
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| Sat May 10, 2003 10:31 am |
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| Hyper wrote: | | Los wrote: | that made no sense.
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What made no sense? How recent is recent? Well how long is a piece of string? EG, if a human lived for 200 years that would be long, but if a star went supernova after 200 years that would be short. Hence the question how recent is recent? Come on Los, use your head mate! |
LOL
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