> As you approach the speed of light the mass of whatever you are > driving approaches infinity which means that the amount of energy > necessary to drive said mass also approaches infinity So the mass of a photon is ....... And yet ....... Does a photon accelerate ? What gives it energy ? What is energy ? The very-subatomic fascinates me Two documentaries sure to impress are "How Small Is The Universe" and "How Big Is The Universe". Google for on-line video, eg http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x10xx5o_how-small-is-the-universe_tech http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x22qcqz_bbc-horizon-how-big-is-the-univers= e_news Exploring as deeply as we can go, but it's still not far enough to see what "empty space" is made of And pondering if there could be an infinity of universes The boundaries between reality (as we can comprehend it) and mathematical concepts become very strange and blurry Joe=20 ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.5577 / Virus Database: 4223/8604 - Release Date: 11/21/14 --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .