Einstein is about to be proven wrong when he said nothing moves faster than the speed of light. Evidence is mounting to support the above question. Its called The Inflationary Theory. Information about this theory is hard to find, but its out there. Do you think its possible, from a microscopic spec in a fraction of a second? Incredible speed. How would you describe something that moves faster than the speed of light?
2007-10-16 13:02:36 · 2 answers · asked by ZORRO 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
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2007-10-16 13:25:04 · update #1
Trust me I have argued over and over with my professors and high school teachers and told them that it is possible to travel faster than the speed of light but I just cant prove it.
But I think I am now convinced that nothing travels faster than the speed of light.... not so sure yet though. But it seems that Im heading for that direction. If there's anything to prove Einstein wrong I'd like to read that article and proofs. Then I can show it to my teachers and professors. :D
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Also, one thing I cant understand was that when my teacher and I argued. I told her say I had a mass that is really really really close to zero. Because what she said was anything with a mass cannot travel faster than the speed of light.
So I said If my mass was really really close to zero, I travel at 1m/s less than the speed of light, whats the speed of light relative to my speed?
She still said the speed of light. Im like WTF that doesnt make sense. So if theres two cars one is travelling 60mph and the other is 59mph, the speed of the 60mph car relative to the 59mph car is 1mph but why is the speed of the speed of light relative to my speed traveling at 1m/s less than the speed of light still the speed of light?
So basically she's saying that even if I traveled 1m/s less than the speed of light, the difference in speed between my speed and the speed of light is not 1m/s but rather the speed of light still.
It just doesnt make sense.
2007-10-16 13:08:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not exactly. The most likely reasonable conjecture is the VSL (variable speed of light) theory, see the reference. It is contemplated that during what some call the inflationary period, the speed of light was not the same as it is now.
2007-10-16 14:12:09 · answer #2 · answered by Frank N 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋