Speed of Light Broken?

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I thought this video appropriate considering the old “We have broken the speed of light” hoax is making the rounds once again.

The hoax was very popular back in 2007, and pops up every now and then.  While some of the details vary, one part seems to stay pretty much the same, and it goes: “Dr Gunter Nimtz and Dr Alfons Stahlhofen, of the University of Koblenz, say they may have breached a key tenet of that theory.”

I wish they would would wait until April 1st to bring these things out, October seems such a waste.

:mrgreen:

12 Comments so far

  1. drat on October 25th, 2009

    I opened your article with a baited breath….hahahahahaa
    I hope one day someone would really really do that, then we’d have a ball…travelling all over the universe in one life time.

  2. Trudy on October 25th, 2009

    well i fell and broke my ankle a few days back and had to have surgery to fix the 3 breaks. Tom this made for great entertainment while having my leg propped up and ice on the ankle..LOL thx for all u guys do and never stop.. i knew i should have slowed down.. should never go that fast.. u may break a bone or 2..lol

    Trudy

  3. Fast Eddie on October 25th, 2009

    If we could go faster than the speed of light, then we couldn’t use a headlight, ’cause it would be shining on our butt, and as Carl Sagan would say, “BBillions and BBillions would see it”.

  4. Richard Binder on October 26th, 2009

    The speed of light constant by no means prohobits the exploration of our universe. The fact that space , itself, is curved makes it all possible.
    Galaxies billions of light years away, can be literaly inches away, by utilizing hyperspace(Worm Holes). Einstein showed us the way; all we have to do is survive ourselves.

  5. Tom on October 26th, 2009

    OMG!!!!!!

  6. Marian on October 26th, 2009

    HAHAHA!! (oops…sorry)

  7. Mike Young on October 26th, 2009

    There was a young lady named Bright,
    Who’s speed was much faster than light
    She set out one day,
    in a relative way,
    and returned on the previous night

  8. rick on October 29th, 2009

    Tom and Marian: It ill becomes you to denigrate your viewers, no matter how foolish their comments. I understand your attitude, but find it very unattractive. Richard may eventually become wise, let us hope. Where do You go, with your mindset? You probably made an enemy where you might have educated a friend.

  9. Tom on October 30th, 2009

    Actually my comment was directed at Trudy!! Trudy OMG!! I left you a message on FB.

    And BTW, I will eliminate any comment I feel is degrading to another commenter, although I do leave in some of the better discussions and there have been times where tempers needed cooling down.

  10. Marian on October 30th, 2009

    I was laughing at Tom, which I routinely do.

  11. Trudy on October 30th, 2009

    its ok Tom i got it…LOL can u see the light out my butt yet…shooting for the other ankle now ….LOL

    Love u guys

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