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unless we find some new ways to make power? an example , and before you go off at me i know this is tv show and not really science but in stargate (and atlantis etc) there is a ZPM device which pumps out more power than the US grid. surely we haven't discovered all ways of making power?

thanx all for replying, so basically yes it would work but not feasible since power requirements are insane? lets hope we can get new power generating technologies that are more efficent than at the moment. :)

Hi All, I obv have not been clear enough. I am not asking about reaching c. I understand it is the physical limit and to reach it the energy required becomes infinite as the mass would become infinite. Im asking that if we can accelerate particles upto around 90% c , then why can we not...

Hi, I understand that we won't be able to reach c but if we can get things close (ie the particles at LHC) then shouldn't we be able to do the same with a ship? (obv using a LARGE amount of energy)

Hi Thanx for your reply, ok so with the ion thruster, would this not accelerate a ship close to the speed of light (or near as we say)? obv there is thrust to weight ratios but surely after things being thrown out the back at near c the ship would also get to that speed?

Hi All, I can not get my head around this. If nothing can go near the speed of light then why can the below happen? electrons travel near c proton beams around the LHC travel at near c as far as i know they both have mass and therefore should not be able to do this?? also if...

ok, so what kind of sound force are we talking then? ultra high freq? and i take it rather a lot of power?

I quess cancel was a poor choice of words, make neutral is what i was meaning. so with relation to the specific breaking down of bonds (what I am after, again poor choice in wording sorry) it is possible then? ie: a piece of material (doesnt matter what) been broken apart and reduced to its base...

Thanx heaps for your answers, questions thou, if we were to talk about molecules would that make a differance? Also do we know what causes the strong force? as all forces can be canceled out right? thanx again

Hi All, I have a thought that I had a while ago and wanted some advise/feedback etc My thought was as follows: All atoms have their own specific vibration, if one was able to match this vibration or its oppisite then the bonds that hold this atom together would break apart. Kind of...