Comments on: If i could violate the law of conservation of energy what would i do? http://www.energy--talk.com/alternative-energy/if-i-could-violate-the-law-of-conservation-of-energy-what-would-i-do/173/ How Can We Be More Energy Efficient? Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:27:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: traveler458 http://www.energy--talk.com/alternative-energy/if-i-could-violate-the-law-of-conservation-of-energy-what-would-i-do/173/#comment-336 traveler458 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:35:54 +0000 http://www.energy--talk.com/alternative-energy/if-i-could-violate-the-law-of-conservation-of-energy-what-would-i-do/173/#comment-336 create energy by drilling for more oil ( USA OIL ) create energy by drilling for more oil ( USA OIL )

]]> By: smolderingphoenix http://www.energy--talk.com/alternative-energy/if-i-could-violate-the-law-of-conservation-of-energy-what-would-i-do/173/#comment-335 smolderingphoenix Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:34:55 +0000 http://www.energy--talk.com/alternative-energy/if-i-could-violate-the-law-of-conservation-of-energy-what-would-i-do/173/#comment-335 I'm not sure what you could do I mean the law of conservation of energy is pretty much universal, which is why its a law. In science a law means that it has been tested in every known way, place and time (or something to that affect) It also means that mathematics supports it, in other words there is an equation or formula that can be proven true in the end. I seriously doubt that you (although I'm not sure if your a supper awesome chemist or not) would be able to pull something like that off especially when the law of Conservation of energy is also backed up by the LAW of conservation of mass, which are basically the same. Thx for the insight donfletcheryh! Is the question your asking hypothetical like what would you do IF you had that kind of power and not how you could make it possible? I’m not sure what you could do I mean the law of conservation of energy is pretty much universal, which is why its a law. In science a law means that it has been tested in every known way, place and time (or something to that affect) It also means that mathematics supports it, in other words there is an equation or formula that can be proven true in the end. I seriously doubt that you (although I’m not sure if your a supper awesome chemist or not) would be able to pull something like that off especially when the law of Conservation of energy is also backed up by the LAW of conservation of mass, which are basically the same. Thx for the insight donfletcheryh!
Is the question your asking hypothetical like what would you do IF you had that kind of power and not how you could make it possible?

]]> By: Christopher F http://www.energy--talk.com/alternative-energy/if-i-could-violate-the-law-of-conservation-of-energy-what-would-i-do/173/#comment-334 Christopher F Sun, 06 Jan 2008 14:48:48 +0000 http://www.energy--talk.com/alternative-energy/if-i-could-violate-the-law-of-conservation-of-energy-what-would-i-do/173/#comment-334 I would build a faster than light engine. The major limitation to that is that according to Einstein's equations as we understand them, in order to reach the speed of light, we would need ridiculous amounts of energy to accelerate a craft of any significant mass to c. If the law of conservation of energy were broken, I'd find a power source that was impossibly efficient generating hundreds to thousands (or millions) of times the energy that I use to drive it and use that source to power my engines. I would build a faster than light engine. The major limitation to that is that according to Einstein’s equations as we understand them, in order to reach the speed of light, we would need ridiculous amounts of energy to accelerate a craft of any significant mass to c.

If the law of conservation of energy were broken, I’d find a power source that was impossibly efficient generating hundreds to thousands (or millions) of times the energy that I use to drive it and use that source to power my engines.

]]> By: donfletcheryh http://www.energy--talk.com/alternative-energy/if-i-could-violate-the-law-of-conservation-of-energy-what-would-i-do/173/#comment-333 donfletcheryh Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:47:12 +0000 http://www.energy--talk.com/alternative-energy/if-i-could-violate-the-law-of-conservation-of-energy-what-would-i-do/173/#comment-333 If the law of conservation of energy were as you state it, neither nuclear fission nor fusion could be creating vast quantities of energy. I think the law of conservation of energy is that when we create or destroy energy we destroy or create mass at the same time. If the law of conservation of energy were as you state it, neither nuclear fission nor fusion could be creating vast quantities of energy.

I think the law of conservation of energy is that when we create or destroy energy we destroy or create mass at the same time.

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