Re: breaking the speed of light article on howstuffworks.com

From: Clifford Heath (no_at_spam.please)
Date: 02/05/05 

Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2005 18:49:34 +1100

~~SciGirl~~ wrote:
> If you think about it enough, you realize there cannot be
> a set speed that nothing can travel beyond

Unfortunately for us, we naturally think in terms of linear
cubic space (Euclidian space in three dimensions). No matter
how much you think that way, it's impossible to visualise
an absolute speed limit - so you're right there.

The speed limit actually does exist however, because space
is curved and time dilates - the simple Euclidian model of
space is wrong. "Space tells matter how to move, and matter
tells space how to bend".