Re: OT: Flash memory
--- Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:
> On 01/11/08 18:15, Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
> [snip]
> >
> > As the sub-atomic particles that maintain the
> charge that represent the
> > bits on the outside edge are moving faster than
> those on the inside
> > edge, they will have less mass and therefore are
> easier to move
> > "uphill". Also, they will move faster still as
> they move "uphill"
> > (orbital mechanics, twirling figure-skater, etc)
> and become yet less
>
> Conservation of Angular Momentum and every guy with
> a wife who's
> made him sit thru TV figure skating knows that the
> girl speeds up as
> she draws her arms in, and slows down as her arms
> extend.
>
> > massive.
> >
> > Interestingly, as particles approach c, they loose
> mass, and you could
> > say they become "lighter" as they turn into
> photons....
>
> ?????
>
> Particles *gain* mass. That's why you can never
> accelerate to c.
>
> > Now all we need is the Quark drive. Turning it on
> would by "up spin".
> > Strange.
>
> --
> Ron Johnson, Jr.
> Jefferson LA USA
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Great physics lesson guys......I'm suitably
*impressed*.
Love this list. :)
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