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[RC] Old science - Sisu West Ranch"...Actually the science the space shuddle was based on is old - most goes back to Newton..." Another example of how science works. Starting about 100 years ago, physicists started to make some observations that were not in line with Newton. For example, Newton says that Velocity is equal to the product of time and acceleration. As a result of the work by Einstein, Plank, Heisenberg and a bunch of other scientists we now know that if the Velocity (speed) is fast enough it no longer depends just on acceleration. This is what predicts that the speed of light is the maximum velocity that can be observed. Does this mean that Newton was wrong? Yes, but his good science still is useful and gets the space shuttle back and forth. If we try to make the shuttle go almost as fast as light, say to get to a star in a reasonable time, we will have to take the limitations of Newton's science into account. Ed Ed & Wendy Hauser 2994 Mittower Road Victor, MT 59875 (406) 642-9640 ranch@xxxxxxxxxxx =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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