On Oct 6, 2011 8:10 PM, "Peter Humphrey" <pe...@humphrey.ukfsn.org> wrote: > > On Thursday 06 October 2011 17:40:33 Sebastian Beßler wrote: > > > Am 06.10.2011 17:25, schrieb Michael Mol: > > > >> Let's hold a poll. How many list readers get it? > > > > > > > > It's not c which is in doubt, but its function as an upper limit. ;) > > > > > > And even if the results a true and not an error then there is a list of > > > possible explanations. Most of them leave c as upper limit in place. > > > Quantum Mechanics has many aces in his sleeve like micro wormholes or > > > traveling through higher dimensions. All these dimensions from string > > > theorie must be good for something ;-) > > > Just think of the consequences if c is not the ultimate speed limit. I am, and they're so numerous that I can't even contemplate them all.
Avoiding fantasizing about FTL physical travel, FTL information transfer using nutrinos strikes me as the most fascinating prospect. Imagine being able to set up a direct point-to-point link through the globe. Skip surface latency, get a direct Gigabit link between, e.g. Australia and the US.
