In reply to Craig Haynie's message of Sun, 13 Mar 2016 21:08:43 -0400: Hi, [snip]
Note the use of the word "acceleration". Acceleration produces a force. Force times distance = energy. >This doesn't make any sense: > >"For a given acceleration period, the higher the mean velocity, the >longer the distance travelled, hence the higher the energy lost by the >engine." > >Since we're not talking about relativistic speeds, then the idea that a >device will consume more energy, over a given period of time, simply >because it's moving, would violate Einstein's Special Relativity which >says there's no preferred frame of reference. The moving object cannot >be said to be moving at all. > >Craig Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
