Submitted by Grump-Dog t3_10pfa2s in explainlikeimfive
deelyy t1_j6k5u40 wrote
As far as I understand we do not know it, we think that the speed of light is a maximum possible speed. And we know that all of our post observations and consequences of observations and various old and new observations confirm this fact, but.. its still a theory.
unskilledplay t1_j6kdrh0 wrote
The invariance of the speed of light with respect to frame of reference is a special property. If something is faster than the thing observed to be invariant, which happens to be light, the geometry of special relativity breaks down, predicting spacial and temporal inversions. This isn't just limited to breaking relativity. Other areas of physics would break too. For example, this would also be a violation of the second law of thermodynamics. It doesn't stop there. Much of accepted physics would have be be rolled back.
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