VulpesIncendium
VulpesIncendium t1_j64hp66 wrote
With our current understanding of physics, such a thing is literally impossible.
But as a thought experiment, let's say some alien civilization has figured out how to send a signal faster than the speed of light. What would that look like to us? I think it would appear as though a signal blinked into existence, with no discernable origin point. Depending on just how much faster they could send the signal, and how far it travelled, it would probably look like it appeared ahead of an observable planet, like where the planet will eventually end up many years in the future.
VulpesIncendium t1_j60b4xh wrote
Reply to comment by rocketsocks in What time is it on the Moon? - Satellite navigation systems for lunar settlements will require local atomic clocks. Scientists are working out what time they will keep. by speckz
IMO, they should just permanently stick with GMT on the Moon. Maybe it could have its own designation (Moon standard time?), but whatever that is, it should simply match the current GMT. Anything else would get too complicated to reconcile with Earth schedules.
Now, a permanent Mars colony is where time zones would really get tricky. The Martian day/night cycle is close enough to Earth's that it would be awkward to force an Earth based 24 hr schedule there.
VulpesIncendium t1_j3xv81p wrote
Reply to The Tooth Fairy Killer [Part 1] by SleeplessFromSundown
An undead serial killer, yikes. He's definitely targeting the children of those who tormented him. Could that narrow down the list of future potential victims? Is anyone in the town safe?
VulpesIncendium t1_iy9alq4 wrote
Reply to comment by DotAccomplished5484 in Did you hear about the dyslexic racist? by MudakMudakov
Dyslexia means you mix up the order of letters or words. "Ginger" is an anagram (same letters, different order) of another word I won't write out here.
VulpesIncendium t1_j66s76g wrote
Reply to comment by AirierWitch1066 in Sending a signal faster than light is time travel? by KingOfTNT10
I actually thought about mentioning this, since it's the same exact sci-fi technology they use in the Mass Effect game series to explain instantaneous communication across the galaxy. It's an interesting idea, but I just dismissed it as impossible sci-fi magic. But, who knows? Maybe one day it could be the basis for some real world technology.