A computer teacher on a physics roll here?

In summary, a teacher at the speaker's school believes that magnetism can be used as a means of travel at speeds faster than light, but the speaker has argued against this idea based on the principles of Special Relativity. However, the speaker is now seeking a more compelling argument and invites others to share their thoughts.
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A certain teacher at my school who teaches compters always says "Magnetism is the future". He says that by utilizing the magnetic fields of planets as "energy boosts or a trampoline" for travel at c+. I explained this is impossible, according to SR a while back, but I backed off (because he was very determined in his idea). But now, I need a really compelling arguement. So, anyone here want to help?
 
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Sure. Try this: Alright, suppose you somehow manage to extract energy from a magnetic field by allowing it to accelerate a charged particle. Even better, a stream of charged particles carrying a message in binary. Suppose it travels at 1.2c and arrives in the radios of some friendly aliens at Proxima Centauri, about 4 light years distant. They, then, observe an effect (the signal) preceeding a cause (the use of the magnetic field to send the signal), which is of course impossible.

In a good SR textbook, there are more elaborate examples of why superluminal travel is impossible.
 

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