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nyc111 ◴[] No.41892855[source]
"This is the underlying reason why, when you move at speeds that approach the speed of light, you start to experience phenomena such as time dilation and length contraction:"

This is not even possible in pulp science fiction. In order to be able to move with the speed of light you need to transform yourself into a photon. Only a photon can move with the speed of light. Saying "close to the speed of light" changes nothing. You need to be light to move with the speed close to the speed of light. Macroscopic objects cannot move with speeds approaching light speed.

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klodolph ◴[] No.41892868[source]
“Close to the speed of light” means, like, 99% of the speed of light. You can even see the speeds listed on the graphs, which are given as a fraction of c.
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nyc111 ◴[] No.41893040[source]
"'Close to the speed of light' means, like, 99% of the speed of light"

So, you are saying that it is possible to accelerate human body to 99% of speed of light without transforming the body into a massless particle?

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icehawk ◴[] No.41893385[source]
Yes.

Gven the average mass of a human body at 66kg: (((1/sqrt(1-((0.99c)^2/c^2)))--1) 66kg * c^2) = 50,000PJ

which is the amount of electrical energy the entire US produces in 0.287h???

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1. rbanffy ◴[] No.41894417[source]
I’d need about 40 minutes.