QUOTE=8659077]Originally posted by Soljer
1. Acceleration has nothing to do with velocity. Come on, this is grade 6 stuff.
2. Relativistic mass approaches infinity as a body approaches the speed of light. Flash travels at many times the speed of light, there is no reason to assume that his mass couldn't approach that of a white dwarf star, or even GREATLY supercede it.
3. Kinetic energy. Not based on distance. Velocity. Mass. Not distance. *scratches head* I don't know how much simpler this could be.
4. My logic is inconsistent? I'm not the one arguing that kinetic energy somehow involves distance and acceleration is dependent upon speed....😕. [/QUOTE]
1. Read for yourself Einstein. “In physics or physical science, acceleration (symbol: a) is defined as the rate of change (or derivative with respect to time) of velocity. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acceleration
2. Inconclusive. Speculation at best. For all it’s worth, even my theory is speculation, so I won’t go there. The real point is the impact it would have on Superman, which is open to debate depending on the type of of impact (i.e. direct, indirect, partial, etc...).
3. That’s because your understanding of physics is limited to reading, but not understanding the principles. If you’re trying to argue that the Flash was creating a force equal to a white dwarf, he would have to be moving from point A to B (whether with his arms or entire body). You would need to calculate the kinematics of an object that changes speed from a rest point to acceleration. This means calculating the total distance of displacement. Only in a vacuum is Kinetic energy not dependent on distance.
4. Read my points above. And, BTW for something to accelerate it needs to increase velocity - layman term for speed