11th July 2003, 10:21 PM
Well light speed travel really isn't possible (as far as we know at this point in time), but there are ways of getting around it and it is theoretically possible to be be within 99.999999999999999999% of the speed of light. Just not actual light speed, which is why if we ever plan on visiting far away planets we would have to figure out how to use worm holes or something along those lines.
And what do I mean by "getting around it"? Well I read about these scientists in Greece (I think it was Greece) who were able to make an atom (or a single electron... I forgot the details) move from point a to point b in a vacuum of some sorts faster than the speed of light, and what actually happened was that the particle got to point b before it even left point a and uh... well I'm tired and I forgot the details. I'll ask my dad about it (he's a physicist) when he gets back from vacation.
And what do I mean by "getting around it"? Well I read about these scientists in Greece (I think it was Greece) who were able to make an atom (or a single electron... I forgot the details) move from point a to point b in a vacuum of some sorts faster than the speed of light, and what actually happened was that the particle got to point b before it even left point a and uh... well I'm tired and I forgot the details. I'll ask my dad about it (he's a physicist) when he gets back from vacation.