How fast does a fly have to fly into a speeding locomotive to stop it?

[redguru]

Where the hell you all live that flies travel the speed of light?

Only juicing flies that resemble Jeff Goldblum.

 

[BrothaBill]

Where the hell you all live that flies travel the speed of light?

lol, the question was asked as essentialy a thought experiment to an intro to physics.
It is, a think outside the box question, obviously intended to be such if you havent surmised using the variables of a fly and locomotive. Again, zen labels meaning nothing in the setup of a story problem.
The first step mathematically is to turn those labels into an equation, that is the mathematic approach, common sense does not come into play given this thinking and would be the cognitive out for the professor if he disagreed but you'd have to write this up to shut that out too to PROVE, that what you turn in, is the only correct logical answer.

It does not matter how fast flies can fly, b/c no one has ever seen a fly fly its fastest given the heisenberg uncertainty principle, if all the electrons of the fly happen to move all forward in one direction, itll fly faster than you could even conceive

So, in effect, lets mathematically attack the issue with the theory of relativity. If, as the fly Matt points out approaches light speed, we know, that the theory says its mass would increase, therefore needing more energy to propel its mass, the problem with all scifi ideas of travelling light speed. ITs A LAW. AS YOU NEAR INFINITE SPEED, MASS MOVES TOWARDS INFINITY REQUIRING INFINITE AMOUNTS OF ENERGY TO PROPEL IT. Travelling the speed of light is impossible with the limits of modern thought, although, I have more theories on this but, to accepted professors.

SImply move the fly up to lightspeed, moving its mass til it equals the mass of the locotomotive according E=MC2 and then match the two velocites and they should cancel each other's kinetic energy. Thereby, answering the question and shutting up the professor who wanted to fuck with his students heads

 

[mountain muscle]

lol, the question was asked as essentialy a thought experiment to an intro to physics.
It is, a think outside the box question, obviously intended to be such if you havent surmised using the variables of a fly and locomotive. Again, zen labels meaning nothing in the setup of a story problem.
The first step mathematically is to turn those labels into an equation, that is the mathematic approach, common sense does not come into play given this thinking and would be the cognitive out for the professor if he disagreed but you'd have to write this up to shut that out too to PROVE, that what you turn in, is the only correct logical answer.

It does not matter how fast flies can fly, b/c no one has ever seen a fly fly its fastest given the heisenberg uncertainty principle, if all the electrons of the fly happen to move all forward in one direction, itll fly faster than you could even conceive

So, in effect, lets mathematically attack the issue with the theory of relativity. If, as the fly Matt points out approaches light speed, we know, that the theory says its mass would increase, therefore needing more energy to propel its mass, the problem with all scifi ideas of travelling light speed. ITs A LAW. AS YOU NEAR INFINITE SPEED, MASS MOVES TOWARDS INFINITY REQUIRING INFINITE AMOUNTS OF ENERGY TO PROPEL IT. Travelling the speed of light is impossible with the limits of modern thought, although, I have more theories on this but, to accepted professors.

SImply move the fly up to lightspeed, moving its mass til it equals the mass of the locotomotive according E=MC2 and then match the two velocites and they should cancel each other's kinetic energy. Thereby, answering the question and shutting up the professor who wanted to fuck with his students heads

BB, I left the sarcasm out of my post again eh?

Can't I just take the prof out to my truck and show him the remains of all the flies on the fender and not have to do any equations?

 

[BrothaBill]

BB, I left the sarcasm out of my post again eh?

Can't I just take the prof out to my truck and show him the remains of all the flies on the fender and not have to do any equations?

lol, yeah, but what if the professor takes you to the fender of his car and says, look no flies on my perfectly polished expensive sportscar, and says, since I can think theoretically, I dont need a work truck

 

[mountain muscle]

lol, yeah, but what if the professor takes you to the fender of his car and says, look no flies on my perfectly polished expensive sportscar, and says, since I can think theoretically, I dont need a work truck

Now you're just being silly professors don't drive expensive sports cars.

 

[BrothaBill]

Now you're just being silly professors don't drive expensive sports cars.

Im talking theoretically

 

[mountain muscle]

Im talking theoretically

My bad, in that case I would show him his receipt from the detail shop

 

[BrothaBill]

My bad, in that case I would show him his receipt from the detail shop

an article on Stephen Hawking that fits the discussions perfectly on this thread
http://www.glossynews.com/artman/publish/black_hole-250.shtml

 

[mountain muscle]

an article on Stephen Hawking that fits the discussions perfectly on this thread
http://www.glossynews.com/artman/publish/black_hole-250.shtml

Checking out the article now BB. Just messing with you.
Hell, The Elegant Universe is still giving me hell. lol. You should read it.

 

[BrothaBill]

Checking out the article now BB. Just messing with you.
Hell, The Elegant Universe is still giving me hell. lol. You should read it.

aww, if I only could, Im light years behind on my readings and my writings as it right now. I have so much to configure and so many things to do that I cant even start to dig into the pile so for a few days, Im just going on sabbatical hanging out online doing nothing