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Re: New Years Resolutions?

#31 Post by Asthaloth »

Moongewl wrote:
Asthaloth wrote:Good luck, you can never accelerate to Speed of Light.

Correction: I can't accelerate to the speed of light without most likely destroying the universe. (source: my Astronomy professor, Bill)



He apparently doesn't know physics 101 then?
(Source, all human understanding, eloquently summed up into E=MC^2)
Nothing with mass can accelerate to the Speed of light, ever, at all, no, not even then.
Bypassing it entirely is, of course, still in the air.
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#32 Post by Siouxper »

1. Makes lots of NPs
2. Get better at Guitar Hero III
3. Be assertive
4. Work out
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#33 Post by Mongrel »

Asthaloth wrote:He apparently doesn't know physics 101 then?
(Source, all human understanding, eloquently summed up into E=MC^2)
Nothing with mass can accelerate to the Speed of light, ever, at all, no, not even then.
Bypassing it entirely is, of course, still in the air.

The only reason it's supposedly impossible is because it winds up giving an undefined answer in some formulae or other. I think there's simply a missing modifier. I can't prove it, but I don't mind. Lots of things are accepted as true simply because they haven't been disproved.
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Re: New Years Resolutions?

#34 Post by Asthaloth »

As speed increases so does mass, as mass increases so does the energy required to accelerate, as you approach SOL mass becomes infinite, and so does the energy required to actually achieve SOL.
Irrelevantly close to Speed of light, yes, actually breaking it no.

Of course, I'm just being arsey about it because I have a pet hate of the "We haven't proved we cant, so we must be able to!" ideal that a lot of people seem to have.
I do apologise if I am projecting :)
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#35 Post by Mongrel »

It's not so much that it must be true so much as I'd rather believe my version. "I reject your reality and substitute it with my own!"...or whatever.
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#36 Post by Asthaloth »

:lol: Fair enough.
I just don't like this apparent belief that anything is possible, when patently it's not.
But, I shall agree to disagree. :hug:
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#37 Post by Mongrel »

Asthaloth wrote: :lol: Fair enough.
I just don't like this apparent belief that anything is possible, when patently it's not.

Imagine it more as meaning we can't know, with 100% certainty, that anything we've ever learned in school is true, or that they'll never be changed.
It's probably a bad thing that I want to break the universe and mathematical principles, but I quite enjoy thinking about it.
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#38 Post by Helena »

Moongewl wrote:
Asthaloth wrote: :lol: Fair enough.
I just don't like this apparent belief that anything is possible, when patently it's not.

Imagine it more as meaning we can't know, with 100% certainty, that anything we've ever learned in school is true, or that they'll never be changed.
It's probably a bad thing that I want to break the universe and mathematical principles, but I quite enjoy thinking about it.


THAT'S IT! One day PPT shall rule the world! lol my reality is better than yours! XD
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#39 Post by Cassi »

I don't do resolutions.

Making sure I don't completely fail my exams would probably be a good idea, but I'd do that anyway, so that's okay.
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Re: New Years Resolutions?

#40 Post by draconis »

Since so many people have resolved to take over the world/moon/universe, I've had to edit my resolution/goal a little.

This year, I resolve to rule all the aforementioned people. With them, EVERYTHING IN EXISTENCE WILL BELONG TO ME! *cackles*
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Re: New Years Resolutions?

#41 Post by Asthaloth »

Helena wrote:
Moongewl wrote:
Asthaloth wrote: :lol: Fair enough.
I just don't like this apparent belief that anything is possible, when patently it's not.

Imagine it more as meaning we can't know, with 100% certainty, that anything we've ever learned in school is true, or that they'll never be changed.
It's probably a bad thing that I want to break the universe and mathematical principles, but I quite enjoy thinking about it.


THAT'S IT! One day PPT shall rule the world! lol my reality is better than yours! XD
*looks puzzledly at Asaloth* You maketh me confuzzled. *hides*



I confuzzle me too. :P
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Rewrite my novel.
Is going good so far, except for the part that I haven't actually rewritten it, and instead decided to start work on a threequel. XD
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#43 Post by Lee »

Helena wrote:
Moongewl wrote:
Asthaloth wrote: :lol: Fair enough.
I just don't like this apparent belief that anything is possible, when patently it's not.

Imagine it more as meaning we can't know, with 100% certainty, that anything we've ever learned in school is true, or that they'll never be changed.
It's probably a bad thing that I want to break the universe and mathematical principles, but I quite enjoy thinking about it.


THAT'S IT! One day PPT shall rule the world! lol my reality is better than yours! XD
*looks puzzledly at Asaloth* You maketh me confuzzled. *hides*


You go hide. I'll bombard you with photons to reveal your hiding spot from here. :P
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Re: New Years Resolutions?

#44 Post by Ange »

Have a few resolutions:
-learn a language or two (working on Kaqchikel still, want French or German next...)
-eat healthier (already happening, and I feel sooo much better) and get more danged exercise :)
-really work on getting into the grad school of my dreams
-write something, like a novel or screenplay

That seems to be it for now.
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#45 Post by Helena »

Helena wrote:
Moongewl wrote:
Asthaloth wrote: :lol: Fair enough.
I just don't like this apparent belief that anything is possible, when patently it's not.

Imagine it more as meaning we can't know, with 100% certainty, that anything we've ever learned in school is true, or that they'll never be changed.
It's probably a bad thing that I want to break the universe and mathematical principles, but I quite enjoy thinking about it.


THAT'S IT! One day PPT shall rule the world! lol my reality is better than yours! XD
*looks puzzledly at Asaloth* You maketh me confuzzled. *hides*


euphoniumgirl_71 wrote:You go hide. I'll bombard you with photons to reveal your hiding spot from here. :P


Good plan! *hides* Hold on... dosen't that mean they'll FIND me... *is slow*
Speaking of worlds, the codz are planning to take over. OMG! OH NOES!
I don't exist. omo
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