Tharkun,

Let me put it this way. Assume the velocity remains constant (for instance 5 m/s). Now what would the acceleration be? The answer is zero. If the velocity is constant, then the acceleration must be zero.

But Mathis would claim otherwise. According to him, the acceleration is the velocity squared. So by his reckoning, the acceleration would 25 m²/s². Well right off the bat, the units are wrong. But also, you would have acceleration without any change in velocity.

Nope, I don't think so — that dog won't hunt.

--Richard Cage