Is there something faster than the speed of light?

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ILIKEPIE9999

"The speed of light is the fastest thing in the universe" we are all told. But we are also told, "Nothing, not even light, can escape a black hole". So my question is, Is there something faster than the speed of light? If, somehow, you can convert a black hole's energy into speed, the resulting speed will probably be much faster than the speed of light.

defenderpug
Darkness?
Joe_Musashi9999

no, gravity has no measure of speed

defenderpug
It even absorbs some light as well
Joe_Musashi9999

it is explained in many quantum physics books that you lot haven't read.

ILIKEPIE9999

I only in middle school

Joe_Musashi9999

explains a lot of your questions.

ILIKEPIE9999

WHAT!?!?!?

Joe_Musashi9999
ILIKEPIE9999 wrote:

WHAT!?!?!?

your brain, your problem

ILIKEPIE9999
Joe_Musashi9999 wrote:
ILIKEPIE9999 wrote:

WHAT!?!?!?

your brain, your problem

Don't insult my intelligence, I got a 132 on an IQ test.

ILIKEPIE9999

Anyway, let's get back to the main topic.

defenderpug
Your iq says almost nothing. It doesn’t really matter
IcyAvaleigh
true your IQ just tells you how good you are at a certain IQ test like:

A. Conversations with a psychologist
B. Numbers of wars in history
C. Rating of chess
D. Oreo's in a box
ILIKEPIE9999

How do you compare typing speed to the speed of light?

Joe_Musashi9999

ya, idk?

Joe_Musashi9999

boy, we all know that *people* are not as fast as light

Woollysock
Faster than light ! ......you wanna see me , after I’ve had my daily dose of catnip ! ✌️😹
redghost101
The speed at which the universe is expanding
Sred

I'm not a physicist, but have a pure math education, so this might not be accurate: Light rays move along so called geodetic lines (the shortest connection between two points). In the presence of gravity, which causes curvature of space, these lines will no longer be straight (yes, that's no longer the kind of geometry you are used to). In case of a black hole, the curvature is so strong that geodetic lines no longer leave the black hole. But according to relativity theory, the speed of light doesn't change and there is nothing faster.

Very old, but excellent book which doesn't require math background: https://www.amazon.com/ABC-Relativity-Bertrand-Russell/dp/045160993X.

ILIKEPIE9999
redghost101 wrote:
The speed at which the universe is expanding

That is true, good point