Further rebuttal of Relativistic Mass
by Sven Gelbhaar & Skye of the Palmer Group
The theory of relativistic mass stipulates that as an object increases
in relative velocity to the observer, its (relativistic) mass also
increases. Thus: a univeral speed limit: the speed of light, for as
an object reaches this relative velocity, its perceived mass would
increase to infinity.
However, the opposite should also be true. As an object approaches
zero relative velocity to the observer, the mass of the object should
decrease to 0. This is not the case from every-day observations. For
instance, we as beings generally have zero relative velocity to the
Earth as we lay down or sit down. However, our mass, and the Earth’s
mass, is NOT zero. Gravity still pulls us to the Earth. Therefore
we can easily discard the notion of relative mass, and therefore
we can safely assume that there is no universal speed limit: c.