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Originally posted by dave_54
Manipulating gravity waves has long been postulated as a means of hyperlight travel. But there are some problems with it. How much energy was required to lift the 75 pound ball a few inches?
There is a big difference between levitating a ball a few inches and getting a several ton vehicle up to the velocities necessary for interstellar travel. The power generator necessary would be larger and weigh more than the craft itself. And it would require a fuel tank the size of a small planet, even using technologies not yet discovered (there is a finite amount of energy in any matter. With assuming 100% efficiency it still requires a LOT of a fuel source). It's not an engineering problem, it's a physics problem.
Originally posted by Dr X
Hi aNorwegian guy, where does the square come from?
Originally posted by Dr X
Hi sorry to dispute your physics :-),
But Einstein said that the maximum speed of a particle with mass is c.
Originally posted by Amorymeltzer
2. You can't go faster than the speed of light. Ever. End of story.
Originally posted by anorwegianguy1972
Originally posted by Amorymeltzer
2. You can't go faster than the speed of light. Ever. End of story.
You are wrong. There are many accepted experiments where quantum particles have been seen moving faster than the speed of light, and experiments with photons have also been able to send waves faster than the speed of light. This is just with current technology.
[edit on 27-10-2005 by anorwegianguy1972]