runamok
02-16-2025, 09:01 PM
The speed of light - 299,792,458 metres per second - is the universe's ultimate speed limit. No matter how hard we try, nothing with mass can reach or exceed it. As an object moves faster, it gains mass, requiring more energy to accelerate, and at lightspeed, that energy becomes infinite.
This is why faster-than-light travel, at least in the conventional sense, is impossible. Even light itself doesn’t break this rule, it just happens to be massless, so it gets a free pass.
However, Einstein’s theory of relativity does offer a loophole - wormholes. If they exist, they could act as shortcuts through space-time, allowing us to "cheat" our way across the universe without technically breaking the speed limit.
So, unless we stumble upon a convenient cosmic backdoor, we're stuck crawling through space at a snail’s pace. Cheers, physics.
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This is why faster-than-light travel, at least in the conventional sense, is impossible. Even light itself doesn’t break this rule, it just happens to be massless, so it gets a free pass.
However, Einstein’s theory of relativity does offer a loophole - wormholes. If they exist, they could act as shortcuts through space-time, allowing us to "cheat" our way across the universe without technically breaking the speed limit.
So, unless we stumble upon a convenient cosmic backdoor, we're stuck crawling through space at a snail’s pace. Cheers, physics.
https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/476837527_1149779663488260_4827837406145378201_n.j pg?stp=dst-jpg_p526x296_tt6&_nc_cat=1&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=127cfc&_nc_ohc=0LE_C-Jv98cQ7kNvgEES02A&_nc_oc=AdiMpVRz2Uj_0j4n7EPExSHfu_EUsAQz8zV7yzhra2n 7a8F0jRapiokIUgw2ifXGJcQ&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.xx&_nc_gid=A1P6OU1kLobcjJQ9dwNkaxd&oh=00_AYD_7-RfHk5RJlOBcsjCXLzGwFgcV9QP1xd9BgwDwDdXtg&oe=67B83302