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An immortal fumble by James Driscoll (Spaceman) (29-Mar-2006)

You can not mathematically devide a 0
> "Spaceman" <Realspace@comcast.not> wrote in message 
> news:aJ6dndI_MrW4V7fZRVn-gg@comcast.com...
>> Let's see.
>> Velocity addition is done with the equation
>> w = (u + v)/(1 + uv/c2)

> This is velocity composition.
> Addition is w = u + v.
> For small velocites the composition reduces to addition.

And it is wrong.
It is a bad equation and fails when 0 is used in it
at all.
Who cares how you change the name.

> >
> > What happens when
> > u = 2 mph
> > v = 0 mph
> > It seems this equation is afraid of 0's.

> Really?
> What is frightening about
>        (2+0) / ( 1 + 0 ) = 2
> ?

Nothing really.
Except the 0 devided by lightspeed squared bullshit..
(you can not mathematically devide a 0.)
you cheated and just called the answer a 0.
LOL
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