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kingofxbox99
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I was thinking, and somehow I had this little "thought experiment" type thing relating to objects and the speed of light. (This is just my thoughts, I don't know if it's correct or the validity of my assumptions, etc)
Imagine you're in a (large) room, and that the effects of friction, air resistance, etc. are nonexistant. You walk up to a box at the end of the room, and apply a constant force to it. If the force remains constant, the acceleration will remain constant. Eventually, the box's velocity will get close to the speed of light. Once it hits the speed of light, it's acceleration will instantly drop to 0, and in order to maintain a constant force, it's mass will approach infinity (F = ma). Is this why people always say that your mass would approach infinity as you approach the speed of light? Just a cool little thought I had. :)
Imagine you're in a (large) room, and that the effects of friction, air resistance, etc. are nonexistant. You walk up to a box at the end of the room, and apply a constant force to it. If the force remains constant, the acceleration will remain constant. Eventually, the box's velocity will get close to the speed of light. Once it hits the speed of light, it's acceleration will instantly drop to 0, and in order to maintain a constant force, it's mass will approach infinity (F = ma). Is this why people always say that your mass would approach infinity as you approach the speed of light? Just a cool little thought I had. :)