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If you mean my question, then I meant the rocket and sun are on the same side, practically next to each other.

Forgive me, but I've been reading with interest, and am having difficulty getting it to reconcile. With a similar example, say we have the sun, Earth and a rocket ship armed with a laser. The Earth is moving away from the sun at 18.55mps (assume this is in a straight line and ignore Earth's...

LOL, now I need clarification, I was always under the impression that the more energy a system has, the more mass it has. (although only very very slightly) ie, a charged battery has more mass then one with no charge, so i assumed it was the same for a compressed spring.

The mass of the spring will increase when compressed as the system contains MORE energy. And yes every energy storage/change will have an associated effect on mass.

Thanks kof9595995 that explains it perfectly, isn't algebra wonderful. I've just never seen it applied like that before. fleem, that's an interesting site too, very clever.

Hi , A friend sent me this website, and I was wondering how it worked, http://www.regiftable.com/regiftingrobinpopup.html obviously it can't read my mind, and its some kind of mathematical trick, I can initially see that all the answers i come up with are 18 apart and that gift is...

so what would show on the speedometer of such a spaceship, would you just approach 299 792 458 m / s and sail past it without noticing?

What are the chances of that eh?, Oh wait this isn't the statistics forum. lol Ill take a look at the dvd anyway, might be interesting. cheers

If you have eMule, there are plenty of video lectures available. http://www.emule-project.net I can send some specific hashes/links if you are interested.

Hi, This is probably a beginners question, but ill ask it anyway as it has me confused.I have read quite a few posts from clever people here (so I assume its correct) that the closer to light speed you get, the slower time gets, and also distances get shorter. Effectively meaning that, say for...

Hi Newb good question, as I am a beginner and asking myself the same sort of questions. Although I am not sure you will get the answers you require to make things feel right in your head. I think what happens in the universe is so different to what we feel is 'normal' in our everyday lives...

Cheers JesseM, I actually read that post and understood it, which is amazing for me. Very clear and a good example. (I tend to just read here, but that post I thought deserved a thank you.) One question, after the signal and Bart have set off, will Bart not see the signal traveling away from...