XPost: sci.physics.relativity   
   From: chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com   
      
   On 1/7/2026 1:20 PM, Chris M. Thomasson wrote:   
   > On 1/6/2026 1:57 PM, Paul.B.Andersen wrote:   
   >> Den 06.01.2026 09:15, skrev Thomas Heger:   
   >>> Am Sonntag000004, 04.01.2026 um 20:51 schrieb Paul.B.Andersen:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> E = mc² is the energy content, or the energy equivalent of   
   >>>> the mass m. Mass is invariant, so this equation is valid for   
   >>>> all speeds of the mass.   
   >>>   
   >>> You contradicted yourself!!   
   >>>   
   >>> Here your claim is, that mass is invariant, while a little below you   
   >>> claim, that energy is conserved, while mass has vanished from a   
   >>> radioactive sample.   
   >>>   
   >>> But you can't keep both claims, because they contradict each other.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> Invariant means "the same in all frames of reference"   
   >> or "independent of speed".   
   >>   
   >> It does _not_ mean "constant".   
   >>   
   >> Mass is invariant.   
   >> The mass of an object is the same in all frames of reference.   
   >> The mass of an object does not depend on the speed of the object.   
   >>   
   >> But mass can change. Heat the object, and its mass will increase,   
   >>   
   >> I have told you before, but I know you will not learn.   
   >> You never do.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >   
   > Its odd to think of a cup of water as the water evaporates. The cup is   
   > an object with its own mass. But, now its holding water. So, the cup   
   > "weighs" more in a sense... But, as the water evaporates, that weight   
   > will go back to the weight of the original cup...   
   >   
   > Think of two equal mass cups on a scale. They balance. Add water to one,   
   > its not balanced. However, the water will evaporate and the scale shall   
   > go back to balanced over time?   
      
   LOL! Think if the cups were made of paper. The water itself might break   
   down the cup and parts of the cup would wash away...   
      
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