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Posted by Sir Jimmy of James at cpe-24-175-253-232.gt.rr.com on March 11, 2004 at 14:12:09:

In Reply to: Ahhh but posted by AshFan on March 11, 2004 at 13:33:33:

: Like me, the bullets are already going as fast as the ship, and so would require no "extra ordinary" means of propulsion (in a vaccum) to fire from the ship.

First of all, neither of you are going as fast as the ship. You're standing still, motionless.

Also, a ship moving that fast would have an incredible gravitational pull, and therefore, the projectiles would have to have an incredible propulsion, infitely greater than that needed on Earth.

The reason near-light-speed travel is impossible is because even a single grain of silt moving at that speed would weigh thousands of pounds. So a vessel large enough to carry you and projectiles would weigh similar to a moon, or even planet.

Get it now?

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Ok, relax AshFan 14:16:31 3/11/04 (2)
- the fuck? Sir Jimmy of James 14:20:45 3/11/04 (1)
  - Sorry, light speed just pisses me off AshFan 14:23:13 3/11/04 (0)

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: : Like me, the bullets are already going as fast as the ship, and so would require no "extra ordinary" means of propulsion (in a vaccum) to fire from the ship. : First of all, neither of you are going as fast as the ship. You're standing still, motionless. : Also, a ship moving that fast would have an incredible gravitational pull, and therefore, the projectiles would have to have an incredible propulsion, infitely greater than that needed on Earth. : The reason near-light-speed travel is impossible is because even a single grain of silt moving at that speed would weigh thousands of pounds. So a vessel large enough to carry you and projectiles would weigh similar to a moon, or even planet. : Get it now?

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