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    Windmills and the Speed of Light

    Thanks all, So . . . the Special Relativity factors that may prevent an object from achieving C (increased mass, elongation in the direction of travel, time slowing down) would not control in the case of windmill blades (or “objects” rotating around an axis). General Relativity (the...
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    Windmills and the Speed of Light

    An acquaintance (my boss, actually, so please be nice) has suggested that, if a windmill could be made large enough, the tips of the blades could travel at the speed of light. Notwithstanding the impracticalities (there's no wind up there; the blades would surely strike the planets; where would...
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