Travelling faster than light?
By dobits
@dobits (21)
Philippines
December 22, 2012 12:30pm CST
Travelling faster than light - is this even possible?
I just came across a video on YouTube made by Vsauce which brings up this question concerning the speed of light.
There is this button positioned in space about 1 light-year away from your current position, which means it would take light - the fastest possible thing in the universe - at least 1 year just to reach it. Will the other end, in this case, immediately push the button? Then if so, did you just break the speed of light?
Then, what if there is a board or rod also 1 light-year in length spanning the distance between you and the button, and then you pushed one end of it.
I was talking about this with my friends and we just ended up laughing on our answers.
4 responses
@dyffer (75)
• Philippines
25 Dec 12
I would side with Einstein in his theory that we can't travel faster than light...only a magical journey can make it possible travelling at light speed since a few Gs the human body starting to deteriorate....the one thing i think scientist need to focus all their energy and intelligence is to develop inertia canceler...that will bring space travel more possible..
@subhojit10 (7375)
• India
22 Dec 12
Thanks a ton for sharing this discussion. Yes exactly it sounds pretty much confusing and i am not able to realize if this is just being thought or it will become a reality also. To be very honest, i think it would be too difficult to break the universal law attached to the speed of light.
It is up to time and the scientists to see if they can go ahead with this amazing venture and prove it as a reality.
What say?
@dobits (21)
• Philippines
23 Dec 12
I think I made a mistake, my last sentence was inserted on another paragraph. Anyhow, indeed it is confusing, especially the part when your push would take more than one year to move the rod since it must not break the speed of light.
I agree that it would be nice to see an actual experiment that would illustrate this concept.
@dogsnme (1264)
• United States
25 Dec 12
I don't think it's possible. It MIGHT be possible, in theory, to reach the speed of light although I don't think we'll ever achieve it. So, I would have to say it's impossible to exceed the speed of light, at least in this life. Perhaps in the afterlife.
@asliah (11137)
• Philippines
29 Dec 12
hi,
that is impossible,even jet plain could not do that speed as faster as light,maybe the only vehicle to travel faster than light is the time machine because in just minutes you can turn back the time you want and forward your life in faster way.
