stevestory
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| Quote (Henry J @ Sep. 18 2007,23:41) | | Quote | | Energy = Mass X constant (speed of light) squared. |
| Quote | It describes the energy you get when you convert mass to energy. (Or energy to mass, if you can find a way to do that).
It has nothing to do with the speed things can travel. Its completely unrelated. |
As I recall, E=mc^2 derives from the equations of relativity, so there is that connection. |
It's possible supersport thinks E=mc^2 is the special theory of relativity. It's part of relativity, true, but not the part most directly related to the speed limit. If he was familiar with relativity he would probably say something like "v = (w - u)/(1 - wu/c2) isn't true!" or
 isn't true!
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