Posted by AshFan at 167.136.235.247 on March 11, 2004 at 14:16:31:
In Reply to: but no... posted by Sir Jimmy of James on March 11, 2004 at 14:12:09:
: 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?
Yes, the ship, and EVERYTHING ON IT would have near infinite mass at that point, me, the hull, the bullets, the gunpowder in the bullets... eveything.
Hence, the gunpowder being able to produce near infiniate energy (E=MC what again silly?)
If you cant dumb it down enough for me without getting angry, just don't try, geez.