why is light speed the "speed limit"

[shitlord]

why do people say the speed of light is as fast as anything can go

just cause cheetahs are the fastest mammal on earth does not mean that they set the speed limit for mammals
why would we assume that because light is the fastest particle we have observed, its as fast as anything can go?????

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[Foxscotch]

why would we assume that because light is the fastest particle we have observed, its as fast as anything can go?????

well that's not the reason for it at all

[suburb]

Is it "stufflord decides to be a frustrating person" night?

[The Resonte!]

because if you go over you get pulled over and ticketed

[shitlord]

Is it "stufflord decides to be a frustrating person" night?

this is like the 3rd time you've attacked me for no reason
stop posting in my threads

well that's not the reason for it at all

then why?

[The Resonte!]

it's not that light determines the speed limit


it's that the speed limit determines how fast light goes

[Maxwell.]

because it is the fastest anything can go

[shitlord]

but what sets that speed limit
whats to say something couldn't go faster?

[Foxscotch]

then why?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_relativity

[TableSalt]

but what sets that speed limit
whats to say something couldn't go faster?

well there are these things called tachyons but they're only hypothetical

[MoltenKitten]

but what sets that speed limit
whats to say something couldn't go faster?

Something could go faster but nothing ever will

[The Resonte!]

but what sets that speed limit

the physics police

[sir dooble]

http://zidbits.com/2011/04/why-cant-anything-go-faster-than-the-speed-of-light/

[shitlord]

okay i see now thanks guys
it was bothering me enough to make a thread about it

[e-maxx]

because if you're going faster than light then you can't see your headlights anymore and that's dangerous because you might hit a deer