What's the fastest can ever take your Scirocco? - more numbers

[rocco16v at netzero.net (L F)]

No, Aaron.
Mass does not increase with velocity.  If it did, then the converse would be true, i.e. mass would decrease with a decrease in velocity.  Hence, an item traveling at zero velocity would have minimal mass and if that item were backing up fast enough, it would have NO mass.

Seriously, if mass increased according to its velocity, then light would have a BUNCH of mass.  Yet, as we know, light does not have mass, even at 186,000m/sec.
 If your 'Roc's mass increased as the velocity increased, tell me, where does that increased mass come from?  (Okay, Ron, you can delete the comment about "bugs on the windshield")  Increased energy it DOES acquire, but not increased mass.
Don't know where that idea comes from, Aaron, but it makes an interesting theory, kinda' like the "the faster you go, the slower time goes" Ha.   To both I say, "show me the proof".

Larry
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Aaron 
  To: Scirocco Mailing List ; L F 
  Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 3:39 PM
  Subject: Re: What's the fastest can ever take your Scirocco? - more numbers


  No, Larry - Julie is correct

  Mass increases with velocity - which is why it's impossible to hit the 
  speed of light (no matter how many valves you have). The faster you go, 
  the more energy you need to accelerate further, exponentially. Until 
  you reach the point that you need infinite energy in order to 
  accelerate an infinite mass.

  You are correct that energy increases with velocity - this is common 
  sense. A mass with velocity has kinetic energy. This is the energy 
  which rips your car apart when you wipe out.

  Aaron in London