23 - Why is the Speed of Light the Limit?

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We look at poll 23 from tenthdimension.com/blog which asks why nothing can travel faster than the speed of light.

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[MidnightSt]

You, Sir, are awesome. But I've got a question summed up in 3 words: Einstein-bohr condensate?

[10thdim]

@MidnightSt Bose-Einstein condensates are interesting, all right. Likewise, related experiments where photons have been slowed to almost a complete stop really bend space-time in an interesting way. We don't need to go that far though - there's lots of evidence of light being slowed slightly as it travels through different substances - but none of the above are examples of the speed of light limit being exceeded, so perhaps I'm not understanding your question?

Thanks for writing!

Rob

[exxx55]

Neutrinos, what say you about that sir!?

[10thdim]

@exxx55 Regarding the new evidence that neutrinos arrived 60 billionths of a second earlier than the speed of light - I would say Einstein is being disproved if you don't believe in the existence of extra dimensions. But if these neutrinos somehow took a tiny shortcut outside of spacetime, and essentially "burrowed" through the fifth dimension to arrive a little earlier, that would not violate relativity, and could well be the first direct evidence of the existence of extra dimensions. Cool!

[drunkenskaterguy]

Rob, wouldn't going the speed of light open up a new direction in the fourth dimension? Let me explain, light comes from all directions, so if you were to go the speed of light, you would only be 'outrunning' light in one direction. So wouldn't light slow down in one direction and speed up in the other? So the light behind you would appear stationary; wouldn't this open up the 4D "snake" you occasionally talk about? Hope you answer!

[10thdim]

@drunkenskaterguy Right, have you watched my video Light Has No Speed? watch?v=ksTngIWRnWs

Also No Space, No Time, No Mass relates to your question: watch?v=NyXLYckyoF8

Check 'em out!

[MrCeltic76]

the forests are being defrosted and its ridiculoos all those plancks are being used to expand space.

I MEAN WHAT A WASTE.

[allnamesaretakenful]

I feel like I'm getting smarter watching this even though it makes me feel dumber.

[Florian00007]

if 66% + 33% = 100% then my name is Santa Claus .... and i disagree with this ... its totally illogical for me ... and it was proved particles who can be more faster then speed light i heard it on news but it's not really ''official'' nvm what i wanna says is 50% of people know that the sun go around the earth how can u trust that poll?

[Michel0555]

@LesMuise

Maybe he was playing with an ultra powerful laser and he accidently got beheaded

[Michel0555]

Maybe in what we call a vacuum, which most of the universe is, contains dark matter which causes friction to light. Thus limiting the speed of light to 3*10^8 m/s

[Michel0555]

@Draooth

Indeed, thats wrong.

29/(29+57)=33,7% which would be rounded to 34% and not 33%

Then 34% + 66% = 100%

[DannyPapasFritas]

You sir, are very smart!

[RAWRWAFL]

@Draooth I am the 1%