Well, any takers?
2007-07-12 11:32:35 · 13 answers · asked by Mercury 2010 7 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
thoughts are made up of electrical impulses (some now claim sound, but they say their crazy)
they are actually slower than light becuase of the medium they travel through
2007-07-12 12:38:07 · update #1
Gravity Wave
Quantum Entanglement
see also
Tachyon Therory
EPR Paradox
Universal Expansion:Galaxys moving apart at c
Quantum tunnel/FTL Quantum Information effects
2007-07-12 12:18:43 · answer #1 · answered by wonderland.alyson 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I can give you two answers. Nothing and um....nothing. The truth is, is that there really isn't anything faster than the speed of light in a vacuum. There are experiments that scientists do though where they slow down the speed of light in a medium which allows some things to go faster than the speed of light. It makes a really cool effect too! However, it's still not faster than the speed of light in a vacuum. And last but not least, gravity does not exceed over the speed of light either. And what is this guy talking about spiritual energy? Can you show me some evidence?
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I'm reading all these answers and I see some major flaws. Tachyons are hypothetical and not theoretical. There is a big difference. We haven't even come close to detecting tachyons, so you saying that they are real and is something that is faster than light is fictitious. Also, galaxies are not actually "moving" away from us. Space is being strecthed across. I'll give you a raison bread dough analogy. Pretend like each galaxy is a raison. If you put the dough in an oven and cook it, the bread expands and the raisons don't move at all. And last but not least, gravity does not exceed over the speed of light either. And what is this guy talking about spiritual energy? Can you show me some evidence?
2007-07-12 11:39:24 · answer #2 · answered by Michael N 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I'm sorry - but the Speed of Light isn't just a good idea - it's the law. Nothing that we know of can go faster than the speed of light. And, there are some things which, by it's very nature, can't go any *slower* than the speed of light, either.
2007-07-12 11:50:12 · answer #3 · answered by quantumclaustrophobe 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Einstein believed gravity waves propagate at light speed, and that is not disputed today, though no one has ever detecte a gravity wave.
Einstein believed the force of gravity was felt at all distances instantaneously. He did not think of that a propagating; it was just a property of space. Now, some scientists thing gravity force propagates at light speed; others think it is at least 20 billion times faster than light.
But when it comes to speed, nothing can compare to a rumor among wives.
2007-07-12 17:07:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
1). Tachyons
2). Universal expansion
Tachyons are hypothetical particles predicted to move at superluminal velocities. Most physicists, however, will say that they are merely a statistical error, and they should be ignored. However, they cannot be disproved, therefore they should not be completely ruled out.
Most astrophysicists will agree that he universe is expanding at an accelerating rate. So, since the universe was growing at the speed of light when universal expansion first began (Big Bang), then that means that it is now growing at superluminal velocities.
2007-07-12 11:43:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'll go with electricity and tachyons. Electricity can go up to 4 times faster than the speed of light. Tachyons are particles that zoom about at speeds far exceeding the light speed barrier.
2007-07-12 11:50:32 · answer #6 · answered by jossa 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The universe is expanding faster than the speed of light, and thus some galaxies are moving away from us much faster than the speed of light
2007-07-12 11:41:20 · answer #7 · answered by Ryan P 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well ..
it depends on the viewpoint
light itself has an amplitude to run faster than c
quantumn entanglement can work faster than c
photons can 'tunnel' at speeds exceeding c
however information as far as i know cannot
and talking about takers... next time i tke the blue pill, neo
2007-07-12 12:07:31 · answer #8 · answered by blondnirvana 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Thoughts and imagination can be faster then light.
Also the crossing of two separated beams of light when we swing the two beams one towards the other.
The only problem: those are not things !
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2007-07-12 11:46:56 · answer #9 · answered by PragmaticAlien 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. The universe may appear to be expanding at superluminal velocities but this is not motion. Space itself is expanding.
2007-07-12 12:03:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋