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To: amorphous
According to Special Relativity, mass increases as you approach speed of light, and would be infinite mass at that speed.

Heavy man.

There's your reason right there. Matter cannot travel at SOL.

31 posted on 08/25/2016 10:15:13 AM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Mariner
Matter cannot travel at SOL.

What's an 'event' horizon then?

Besides, it's all relative - right? :)

34 posted on 08/25/2016 10:31:23 AM PDT by amorphous
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To: Mariner
According to Special Relativity, mass increases as you approach speed of light, and would be infinite mass at that speed.

Ever wonder why electrons in an electric circuit do not have infinite mass since they apparently travel at the speed of light?

36 posted on 08/25/2016 11:02:21 AM PDT by itsahoot (GOP says, Vote Trump. But if your principles won't let you, Hillary is OK.)
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