Re: Working on a book and need help

From: Dirk Van de moortel (dirkvandemoortel_at_ThankS-NO-SperM.hotmail.com)
Date: 06/30/04 

Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 12:54:37 GMT

"Androcles" <androc1es@nospamblueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message news:BWxEc.6641$h76.72365253@news-text.cableinet.net...
>
> "Ballisticus" <B@..> wrote in message
> news:4es3e0997bdu1magscdi14mduvv216lnnj@4ax.com...
> | On 29 Jun 2004 13:01:28 -0700, dralexgreen@yahoo.co.uk (Alex Green) wrote:
> |
> | >"Zeke" <zeke@zekesplace.com> wrote in message
> news:<k95Ec.30074$eH1.14237489@newssvr28.news.prodigy.com>...
> | >
> | >The most important thing about photons is that you can never catch
> | >them. They are always going 'c' m/sec faster that you no matter how
> | >fast you go.
> |
> | ....and you have proof of this?
> |
> |
> | >When you get to almost 'c' m/sec trying to get ahead of
> | >one (which is still going c m/sec faster than you) it pretty well
> | >disappears because of red shift.
> |
> | There is no such expression as 'c m/sec'.
> |
> | Velocities must be relative to something.
> |
> | It a sufficiently powerful rocket engine could be built, it would be
> possible
> | to overtake light emitted earlier.
> | Emitted light is always 'c' relative to its source.
> | Acceleration is absolute.
>
> Nope. Two rockets with identical initial and operating conditions will
> remain side-by-side and the acceleration, one with respect to the other,
> will still be zero. Acceleration is relative too, undeniably.

Stand before me with your back turned to me.
I'll kick you and I'll tell you that the acceleration
your fat bottom experiences is relative, undeniably.
Even Newton would laugh at you.

Dirk Vdm

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