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No it doesn't. Your mass increases the faster you go, so that more and more energy needs to be expended to accelerate more. At 50% light speed, you're 15% heavi
by majewsky 8y ago
No it doesn't. Your mass increases the faster you go, so that more and more energy needs to be expended to accelerate more. At 50% light speed, you're 15% heavier. At 90% light speed, you're 129% heavier. At 99% light speed, you're 608% heavier. Your mass goes to infinity as you approach the speed of light, which is why the speed of light is unattainable for objects that have mass.
- adrianN 8y agoAnd objects that have to carry their own fuel have problems even at much lower speeds.
- buboard 8y agoright i assumed low-relativistic speeds. also i got the number of bombs wrong, it's 300.000 not 200. Here's the relevant pbs video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzZGPCyrpSU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzZGPCyrpSU