Trying to find loopholes in the laws of physics is something alot of us amateur hacks spend an embarassing amount of effort at trying to do. For instance, trying to get around the speed of light limit either to allow for superluminal travel in space - or for time travel of some kind. In my 1983 physics book there is a section on the rocket equation - describing the motion of systems with varying mass. I was able to reckon out from the equations that for a rocket burning fuel at a steady rate...