Sub-Husker Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Physicists who shocked the scientific world by claiming to have shown particles could move faster than the speed of light have admitted it was a mistake due to a faulty wire connection. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/9100009/Scientists-did-not-break-speed-of-light-it-was-a-faulty-wire.html Link to comment
Ratt Mhule Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 The flash moves faster than the speed of light 1 Link to comment
HuskerShark Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Are we talking about a car? A spacecraft? If so, my answer would be this: Is it possible? I'm sure it is. Will it happen in our lifetime? I doubt it, if it ever is accomplished. Link to comment
TheW0rld Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Theoretically possible to move to one location from another faster than the speed of light by warping space-time but it takes huge amounts of energy. Link to comment
VectorVictor Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Theoretically possible to move to one location from another faster than the speed of light by warping space-time but it takes huge amounts of energy. A singularity's worth, if I'm not mistaken? And man's best hope for trans-system space travel isn't FTL travel, it's AI and cryogenics...at least, in our lifetimes. Plus, even if we achieve FTL transport, would you want to do it, knowing that your loved ones could have aged weeks, months, or years back on Earth while you traveled amongst the stars (depending on length of travel, of course)? Link to comment
Sub-Husker Posted February 24, 2012 Author Share Posted February 24, 2012 Theoretically possible to move to one location from another faster than the speed of light by warping space-time but it takes huge amounts of energy. Warping is like cheating, it's taking a short cut. But the particle or wave would appear to be moving faster than C. Link to comment
ZRod Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Theoretically possible to move to one location from another faster than the speed of light by warping space-time but it takes huge amounts of energy. Warping is like cheating, it's taking a short cut. But the particle or wave would appear to be moving faster than C. There is no such thing as cheating in physics, everything is fair game if it is possible. 1 Link to comment
JJ Husker Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 I had a bad burrito the other day. I'm pretty sure I broke the speed of light while trying to drop trou in time to hit the toilet. Link to comment
strigori Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Theoretically possible to move to one location from another faster than the speed of light by warping space-time but it takes huge amounts of energy. Warping is like cheating, it's taking a short cut. But the particle or wave would appear to be moving faster than C. As long as we assume Einstien was correct, then that would be the only way to get from point A to Point B faster than light. Link to comment
VectorVictor Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Theoretically possible to move to one location from another faster than the speed of light by warping space-time but it takes huge amounts of energy. Warping is like cheating, it's taking a short cut. But the particle or wave would appear to be moving faster than C. As long as we assume Einstien was correct, then that would be the only way to get from point A to Point B faster than light. So, in other words, FTL transport won't happen in our lifetime. Link to comment
Hingle McCringleberry Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Theoretically possible to move to one location from another faster than the speed of light by warping space-time but it takes huge amounts of energy. Warping is like cheating, it's taking a short cut. But the particle or wave would appear to be moving faster than C. As long as we assume Einstien was correct, then that would be the only way to get from point A to Point B faster than light. It's been a while but I thought he left the door open with Black holes/worm hole side of things. Not really going faster than light just taking a short cut.... Link to comment
T_O_Bull Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 How fast was the Enterprise going when Kirk said, Scotty warp factor 8? T_O_B Link to comment
redout22 Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 One day it will happen, and then we will finally be able to transport Link to comment
Hingle McCringleberry Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 How fast was the Enterprise going when Kirk said, Scotty warp factor 8? T_O_B The old Trekkie nerd in me is kicking in a little. The original series used a different scale than the later ST:TNG series... SOooooo Kirk was shagging green women at 512 times the speed of light... Just to compare, Picard would of been going 1024 time the speed of light...... Link to comment
krill Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Apparently Mitt Romney has discovered the secrets of faster than light time travel! http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1136834--mitt-romney-couldn-t-have-remembered-detroit-milestone-he-wasn-t-born Link to comment
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