Monday, January 26, 2009

Week 4, E=MC2

E=MC2 seems to me to be the mathematical formula to the fact that everything is energy and everything has energy. I guess I don't tend to think in mathematical equations, but this equation actually seems to make a lot of sense to me...That somehow matter and energy are the same (=) just that energy is moving at the speed of light (C) sounds pretty amazing to me, and it also feels like it is true. Personally, matter is like condensed energy...When I touch my hair or arm I can feel that is is alive, that is possesses energy. But it's contained energy in a specific place, definitely not moving at the speed of light. Maybe Einstein is rolling over in his grave at my interpretation of his equation, but then again maybe he isn't. 

1 comment:

  1. touching the hair on your arm is the kind of matter and energy I can relate to...I can relate because I think about humans, I think about how much energy we possess and exude without thinking

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