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Why is it not possible to travel faster than the speed of light?
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∙ 14y ago
because nothing is faster than light. for example let's say it's a clear night and you have a flashlight with you if you take your flashlight and aim it at the moon it would reach the moon in 8 minutes, try to see if you could get to the moon in 8 minutes
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Which travels faster?
The speed of light (ca. 300,000 km/second) seems to be the speed limit in the Universe. Nothing is known to travel faster than light; it seems likely that travelling faster than light is not possible.
What is superluminal travel?
Travel faster than the speed of light. By definition, Superluminal is "Faster-than-light (FTL)"
Does sound and light travel at the same speed?
no, light is faster
Does red light travel faster than blue light?
No. All colors travel at the same speed. It is called "the speed of light".
Is it possible to travel at the speed of light in water?
The speed of light in water is less than the speed of light in space. Only light can travel at the speed of light.
Why can't anything travel at a speed faster than light?
Various reasons, most of them related to the Special Theory of Relativity. 1. To speed something up so that it even reaches the speed of light (from an initial speed that is slower than light) would require infinite energy. (However, this doesn't preclude hypothetical particles that ONLY travel faster than the speed of light.) 2. If it is were possible to travel faster than the speed of light, it would also be possible to travel to the past. This is due to the definition of "simultaneity" in the Special Theory of Relativity. If you ever read stories about time travel, you would know that time travel may result in many contradictory situations, so it seems doubtful at the least.
Which travels faster airwatersoundor light?
Light. No ordinary matter can travel at or faster than the speed of light.
Can a wave travel faster than the speed of light?
No
Can information travel faster than the speed of light?
According to the Theory of Relativity, nothing can go faster than the speed of light. And since light is information, it cannot go faster than the speed of light.
What travels faster than the speed of light?
Tachyons are hypothetical sub atomic particles that can travel faster than the speed of light.
Why did Einstein state that you can travel faster than light but not at the same speed at which the light travels?
Einstein stated that nothing can travel faster than light.
Will humans be able to travel faster than light in the future?
That seems unlikely. Any method used to travel faster than the speed of light would also make it possible to travel to the past; and as any science-fiction fan knows, that is quite problematic.
