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I recommend reading this reddit comment for a great explanation of why "faster than light" doesn't make any sense: http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/

by augustl 14y ago

I recommend reading this reddit comment for a great explanation of why "faster than light" doesn't make any sense: http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/fjwkh/why_exactly_can_nothing_go_faster_than_the_speed/c1gh4x7 http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/fjwkh/why_exactl... Essentially, it makes no sense because "faster than light" translates to "faster than as fast as you can possibly travel".

ars 14y ago
That's a tautology and explains nothing whatsoever. All you've done is explained a word by simply repeating it. The reddit comment doesn't explain anything either - as the very first comment under it says. If you want an actual accessible explanation see my comment: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4637451 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4637451