OK, I know that Star Trek is fiction, but do you think that one day, people could use inertial dampers to resist the g-force created by rapid acceleration?
2007-03-14 04:21:30 · 3 answers · asked by Michael n 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Einstein's theory of general relativity would have to fail.
Einstein proposes that a gravitional field is identical to an accelerating frame of reference.
The g-force is what you feel when your frame of reference accelerates. And that comes from curvature of space.
Could Einstein's theory be wrong? Of course. Theories come, theories go. But it's got piles of evidence for it.
So to say that the Star Trek procedure could one day happen is a question of philosophy/religion, not science. (i.e. it's a matter of personal belief not a calculable or logical inference from what we know now.)
2007-03-17 15:56:54 · answer #1 · answered by Rob S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You would have to do it on an atom by atom basis. If it ever happens, it will be in the very distant future.
2007-03-14 11:27:03 · answer #2 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not as such.
2007-03-14 11:26:06 · answer #3 · answered by Huey from Ohio 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋