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Did you know...?
... the mass, or weight, of an object increases as its speed increases?
So, what would happen to you if you were traveling as fast as CEBAF's electron beam?
Your mass, or weight, would increase 7,830 times!
A 128 pound person would weight ONE MILLION POUNDS!!!
If you were traveling at almost 186,000 miles per second:
| Your weight now | At almost 186,000 mps |
| 25 | 195,750 |
| 50 | 391,500 |
| 75 | 587,250 |
| 100 | 783,000 |
| 125 | 978,750 |
| 150 | 1,174,500 |
| 175 | 1,370,250 |
| 200 | 1,566,000 |