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2007-01-18 Science & Technology
Scientists observe sound traveling faster than the speed of light
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Posted by Anonymoose 2007-01-18 12:46|| || Front Page|| [11126 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 It seems like this (and some other thought experiments on interference fringe propagation) indicates that information can be transmitted at velocities greater than the speed of light, at least under special conditions. If one could harness this one could 'see' into the 'future', and perhaps propagate a hologram (interference figure) into the future (or past).
Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore  2007-01-18 12:57||   2007-01-18 12:57|| Front Page Top

#2 superluminal sound velocity

Wow - sounds like something straight from Acme Inc., who brought us the jet-powered pogo stick IIRC. Also, hasn't this effect already been illustrated, as it were, in other experiments by W. E. Coyote?
Posted by Grack Whaitle3696 2007-01-18 13:46||   2007-01-18 13:46|| Front Page Top

#3 I'm not sure I understand but this sounds amazing...how can ANYTHING go faster than the speed of light????
Posted by Spomort Greling4204 2007-01-18 13:59||   2007-01-18 13:59|| Front Page Top

#4 William Robertson’s team from Middle Tennessee State University

Cool! That's my alma mater. Otherwise known for ... um ... er ... not muchother stuff.
Posted by xbalanke 2007-01-18 14:40||   2007-01-18 14:40|| Front Page Top

#5 as proof that light is faster than sound: many people appear bright..until you hear them speak
Posted by Frank G">Frank G  2007-01-18 14:56||   2007-01-18 14:56|| Front Page Top

#6 Frank G, brilliant post.
Posted by rjschwarz 2007-01-18 15:20||   2007-01-18 15:20|| Front Page Top

#7 Note: "group velocity"

It's not what you think.
Posted by mojo">mojo  2007-01-18 17:10||   2007-01-18 17:10|| Front Page Top

#8 There are thousands and thousands of tiny discoveries made each day that are ignored by the MSM and are forced die a slow Fish Carb Death due to lack of ready money. It's the price we pay for being right-handed.
Posted by Shipman 2007-01-18 17:53||   2007-01-18 17:53|| Front Page Top

#9 I think one of the amazing ones to ponder, is the speed of light is decreasing over time. It is not constant we used to think of.
Posted by bombay">bombay  2007-01-18 18:52||   2007-01-18 18:52|| Front Page Top

#10 Well that answers the issue of how they used subspace to communicate with Starfleet Command. Make it so Number One.
Posted by Procopius2k 2007-01-18 19:52||   2007-01-18 19:52|| Front Page Top

#11 Shipman & Frank on the Road to Rantburg____the series!!

ROFLMAO! and Grack Whaitle3696 too!
Posted by RD 2007-01-18 20:55||   2007-01-18 20:55|| Front Page Top

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