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Article #353169Re: Lightspeed constant...
From: Erik Goble
Date: Wed, 04 Dec 1996 00:00
Date: Wed, 04 Dec 1996 00:00
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Charles Han wrote: > > If you find this thread ininteresting, feel free to not read the > following question: > > I have basically no background in this field (besides an 8th grade GT > science education), but a few days ago, this thread had an interesting > discussion about approaching light-speed. As I recall, it was made > apparent that, as an object approaches lightspeed, its mass approaches > infinity. Doesn't the Law of Conservation of Matter prohibit any gain > or loss of mass? > > I know that the question just might seem foolishly simple for some, and > the answer may just go completely over my head, but could someone please > answer with a simple reply? Thanks a lot. As one equally clueless person to another :) I would say that there is no gain of mass, just weight, and I thought that as something approached the speed of light time slowed down, and at the speed of light it stoped... I didn't hear nething about weight :) l8tr
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