Re: Speed limit at C a misconception?

Skywise <into@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in news:11h2gp0270h26d6
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> Skywise <into@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in news:11glduqtnb7k010
> @corp.supernews.com:
>
> <Snipola>
>> I guess my real concern was that people who don't know any
>> better are going to read the news story and read this statement
>> about this 'popular misconception' and get the wrong idea.
>
> As I feared. As I write this I'm listening to a radio talk
> show, for which the host is generally not an idiot, but he's
> talking about this light going faster than light stuff. He's
> way out of his league and admits he doesn't understand it,
> but suspect what's probably going to happen.
>
> There's now a unch of people thinking they know something
> special and the next time someone says nothing can go faster
> than light, these people are going to pipe up and exclaim,
> "WRONG! I heard on the radio that some scientists made light
> that goes faster than the speed of light."
>
> I suspect many people will now expect it's possible to make
> a spaceship go faster than light.

Yep. Continuing to listen to this talk show host he said this
may lead to faster than light communication.

<SIGH>

>
> <sigh>
>
> Brian

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