Re: Cerenkov was Re: LET ME ASK MY QUESTION AGAIN SO THAT IT MIGHT GET ANSWERED

Hexslinger ( hexslngr@internet-frontier.net )
Mon, 18 May 1998 22:18:14 -0700 (PDT)

On Mon, 18 May 1998 ufotruth@ix.netcom.com wrote:

> Everyone,
>
> Again, are ANY of you going to help ANSWER my question about how much fuel
> it would take to constantly accelerate a craft to 2 times the speed of
> light? When answering my question please just assume for a moment that time
> dilation, mass increase, and space warping does not occur. Imagine that it
> is just as easy to accelerate past the speed of light as it is to accelerate
> from 0-60 miles per second.
>
> So how much fuel would it take? Can ANYONE answer my question?
>

I've tried to be REAL patient with you - but you've just hit the wrong
button. I'll try to keep this non-inflamatory, but for anyone with frail,
delicate ears, you may want to pass this up:

Now listen here, you ignorant little puss ... You've already been told
that if we are to use simple Newtonian mechanics (ie: chuck Einschmuck's
relativity out the window), then you still need to tell us the MASS of the
vehicle involved - what kind of propulsion it is using - it's aceleration
curve - and other important factors which you have neglected to address.

Once you have those factors, then you don't need *US* - what you'd need is
a CALCULATOR.

Finally, until you can ask a question in a CIVIL manner, maybe you should
get the hell out of here? I don't take kindly to people who fly off the
handle so easily.