2006-09-02 10:29:07 · 7 answers · asked by RYAN A 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
See the Special Theory of Relativity to see why this is impossible. The speed of light is the ultimate and fastest speed for anything in the universe.
2006-09-02 10:33:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, According to Eisteins Relative physics, nothing with an Mass can achieve the speed of light, because Mass and speed curve space-time.
I wonder about this from time to time. If it is true that the faster you move the slower time moves would means we are talking about time travel. By the time you reach the speed of light (which is matter just small pcs of it) you would be hundreds of years ahead of when you left. So it is not speed, it is time travel.
So to go from here to the next star you would have to find a way to go backwards in time in order to get there as soon as you left here. I think that would be called bending time and space. Or would that just mean you would need to head into the light faster then the speed of light?
I don't bite on the nothing can go faster then the speed of light. You sould be able to move in it just like you move in water. We can now move on land, water, in the air and even in a vaccume. It was tested earler this year and we can move in/on the waves of light as well. So if we can move in it we can out run it or we can float upstream.
Just a matter of time.
I bet I see a lot of "you dumb @ss" statments from people on this one.
But that is ok I don't believe in a god either.
2006-09-02 17:55:03 · answer #2 · answered by Don K 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, According to Eisteins Relative physics, nothing with an Mass can achieve the speed of light, because Mass and speed curve space-time.
2006-09-02 17:34:32 · answer #3 · answered by Tim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not too bloody likely!
To do that we'll have to find some very special anomalies, possibly outside regular space (like wormholes)
2006-09-02 17:37:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't look like it's possible under any circumstances. Even with the most optimistic model of a wormhole we can currently imagine.
2006-09-03 00:15:36 · answer #5 · answered by tomz17 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My desire not to return to work, after this weekend
2006-09-02 17:33:03 · answer #6 · answered by supervfive 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am
2006-09-02 17:34:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋