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Originally Posted by renormalised
The "m" part of the equation....do the maths with even the slightest amount of mass and the "E" part of the equation goes through the roof. Travel at "c" and the "E" part becomes infinite. In other words, accelerating any object with mass to "c" takes an infinite amount of energy. So, you cannot travel precisely at "c".
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There's an assumption in your answer which I was hoping you would state. So I will ask the direct question.
Why does m increase as we accelerate? Is it not this which drives E to infinity?