Darren New wrote:
> Yes. As the atoms move faster, they gain mass due to relativistic 
> increases.  Yeah, really.

They don't.  While to the outside observer there's no visible/relevant 
difference between an *apparent* change in mass and an *actual* change 
in mass, it's still not the same thing.  Even if it gives an identical 
measurement at any precision.  Why?  Because I say so.  :P  Kind of like 
how a rhombus with four equal angles isn't the same thing as a square, 
even if it has all the same properties.  ;)

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Tim Cook
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