Re: Near-Topic: G forces
From: KH.Ranitzsch@t... (K.H.Ranitzsch)
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 19:42:58 +0100
Subject: Re: Near-Topic: G forces
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Bilderback" <bbilderback@hotmail.com>
> Thanks to both of you. The reason I'm asking is because I'm a big fan
of
> jump/spacefold type FTL travel PSB. I was trying to do the math for
how
> long it would take to accelerate to C if a ship kept withing
human-tolerable
> G's (I know, there's more to acceleration to C than that, but it
gives a
> rough guesstimate). LOOOOONG time.....
Actually to reach C : an infinite amount of time.
At least if you believe Albert Einstein and his theory of relaitvity.
Which we don't , as we all play SF space games amonfg the stars
;-)
Kal Heinz