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But it still makes you wonder how this idea should be understood: Does it mean it is actually impossible to travel faster than the speed of light, or just that
by fwdbureau 16y ago
But it still makes you wonder how this idea should be understood: Does it mean it is actually impossible to travel faster than the speed of light, or just that you can, but bad things will happen (like coming back too late, or so big that no one will see you, etc)?
- ars 16y agoNo, it's impossible. No matter how fast you go, if you measure your speed (relative to something else of course) you would measure a speed lower than the speed of light.
- kenjackson 16y agoIf it's not possible then how do people escape black holes?
- zephjc 16y agoI think I missed that in my history books
- burgerbrain 16y agoOk, now I'm sure this entire post is the HN equivalent of a 4chan trollscience thread.
- InclinedPlane 16y agoIf you are within the event horizon of a black hole then you cannot escape. Elsewise, from a greater distance you will be able (assuming you have the means) to escape the gravitational pull of the black hole as you would any other object of equivalent mass.
- shangaslammi 16y agoWho are these people you are talking about?