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  1. #1 Max Lightspeed 
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    Default October 3rd, 2010, 09:06 AM
    Simple question

    Lightspeed is the maximum speed.

    How, therefore, do tachyons and other such particles travel faster than the speed of light? surely this alone proves lightspeed is not a speed cap


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    Default October 3rd, 2010, 04:12 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Booms
    Simple question

    Lightspeed is the maximum speed.

    How, therefore, do tachyons and other such particles travel faster than the speed of light? surely this alone proves lightspeed is not a speed cap
    This would be true only if tachyons and other such particles actually exist. There is no evidence for that.


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    October 3rd, 2010, 05:08 PM
    Yeah, they're a staple of science fiction, but ..... not science fact. Not saying they can't possibly exist, but there's a very good chance they don't.
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