From: | The Reverend <MDB0213@*****.TAMU.EDU> |
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Subject: | Teleportation to help Burger Boy deliver on time |
Date: | Fri, 2 Apr 93 22:39:56 CET |
>conservation of momentum, etc, occurs. Well, as a mechanical engineering
>major, I thought that was a neat idea. Unfortunately, I later realized
>that it means you've got a BIG (as in Troll sized) problem if you try
>to move uphill.
Actually, therein lies another ball of yarn: does conservation of momentum,
inertia, and kinetic energy occur? DO you actually have to "move" uphill if
you get "squirted" through astral space? Couldn't it just squirt you through
to the exact point? Distances (I believe) are a different concept in astral
space.
>(Internal energy is mostly thermal in nature. It also includes
>bond energies and nuclear forces; however, changes in either of
>these usually express themselves as heat.)
Another way to do it is to give off heat, light, and possibly sound... the
distinctive *bamf* could be due to the production of sound.
>You can't get more out than you put in.
Is this true in astral space? Could TOTAL conservation of energy be possible?
>All you have to do is give up .1 point of body for every couple of kilometers
>Why??
>Because, e=mc^2, that's why. You use some of the energy that makes
But can you regain that body? Sure, you lose some weight after teleportation.
However, you COULD just eat some peanuts (HHGttG), or a Big Mac & Fries. OR,
you need to set off a fetish when you go *bamf*, like a magnesium flare or
something... Granted, it's not that sneaky, but it would solve your problem
The Reverend