Okay, I’m an idiot. Just to preface this. But let’s say I’m in space. There’s no wind resistance right? If I accelerate, I’ll maintain that speed. Why can’t I just burn more fuel and go faster?
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You can, yes.
But you need to bring more fuel to do so, which means you’re heavier. Which means that you need even more fuel to burn to move at all. And that cycle just repeats–more speed = more fuel = more weight = need more fuel.
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