Re:Longevity and anti-aging research: ‘Prime time for an imp...
by buboard on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @06:25AM
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It takes the same amount of energy to accelerate at any speed in space. The limit is our determination really, it is possible to visit our nearby star with ~200 hydrogen bombs
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Re:Longevity and anti-aging research: ‘Prime time for an imp...
by majewsky on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @08:48AM
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No it doesn't. Your mass increases the faster you go, so that more and more energy needs to be expended to accelerate more. At 50% light speed, you're 15% heavier. At 90% light speed, you're 129% heavier. At 99% light speed, you're 608% heavier. Your mass goes to infinity as you approach the speed of light, which is why the speed of light is unattainable for objects that have mass.
Re:Longevity and anti-aging research: ‘Prime time for an imp...
by buboard on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @09:27AM
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right i assumed low-relativistic speeds. also i got the number of bombs wrong, it's 300.000 not 200. Here's the relevant pbs video
Re:Longevity and anti-aging research: ‘Prime time for an imp...
by adrianN on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @09:26AM
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And objects that have to carry their own fuel have problems even at much lower speeds.
Re:Longevity and anti-aging research: ‘Prime time for an imp...
by adrianN on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @06:30AM
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It doesn't take the same amount of energy to accelerate (and later brake) to 0.5c as it does to accelerate to 0.1c.