It would help if you knew how to ask the question. The proper way to propose
this question would be to ask for the answer to be provided in purely
Newtonian or Classical physics (ignoring relativity). And just what is the
purpose of this exercise?
Paul
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From: ufotruth@ix.netcom.com <ufotruth@ix.netcom.com>
To: geraldod@bellsouth.net <geraldod@bellsouth.net> KeelyNet-L@lists.kz
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Date: Sunday, May 17, 1998 11:36 PM
Subject: LET ME ASK MY QUESTION AGAIN SO THAT IT MIGHT GET ANSWERED
>Everyone,
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>I am going to ask my question again. If you would please answer it I would
>greatly appreciate it. In this question lets simply assume that time
>dilation, mass increase, and space warping does not occur when one
>accelerates to and past the speed of light. Hey, you might think that I am
>wrong and that time dilation, mass increase, and/or space warping does
occur
>when one accelerates to and/or beyond the speed of light. But for this
>question please just THEORETICALLY assume that these SR and GR things do
not
>occur....
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>So here is my question.
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>How much fuel would it take for a conventional space craft (rocket or ion)
>to accelerate at a constant rate of speed to twice the speed of light? How
>much fuel would it take? Would it be possible to build such a craft?
>
>Please answer this question without discussing how it is impossible to
>travel FTL conventionally.
>
>Best Regards,
>William
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