#Time-Dilation Prove
19-Oct-87 17:51:35
Sb: #90063-#Time-Dilation Prove
Fm: Don Curtis/SYSOP 76703,4321
To: Ben Blish 72667,1341
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Ben,
Materials are made up of atoms/molecules which are held together via
electromagnetic attraction and/or the weak nuclear force. As such, any attempt
to accelerate an ultra-light ultra-rigid device to anything approaching the
speed of light would cause an increase in mass of the faster moving part of the
bar vs the slower moving part of the bar thus, if nothing else, the "drag"
caused by inertia would be strong enough to overcome those bonds and allow the
bar to either bend or break.
Don