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Title: HK scientists prove time travel impossible
Source: [None]
URL Source: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/sci/2011-07/26/c_131009507.htm
Published: Jul 26, 2011
Author: staff
Post Date: 2011-07-26 02:28:43 by Tatarewicz
Keywords: None
Views: 507
Comments: 12

BEIJING, July 26 (Xinhuanet) -- Hong Kong scientists announced that they had determined the idea of time travel is impossible by proving nothing can travel faster than the speed of light.

The finding is contained in a study done by a research team from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

The study was published Monday in a scientific journal "Physical Review Letters" in the United States.

"The study, which showed that single photons also obey the speed limit c, confirms Einstein's causality, that is, an effect cannot occur before its cause," the university said on its website.

"By showing that single photons cannot travel faster than the speed of light, our results bring a closure to the debate on the true speed of information carried by a single photon." said Professor Du Shengwang, who led the study.

The possibility of time travel was raised 10 years ago when scientists discovered the optical pulses in some specific medium might propagate information in a faster-than-light speed.

"Our findings will also likely have potential applications by giving scientists a better picture on the transmission of quantum information." Du said.

(Agencies) Editor: Chen Zhi

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#1. To: Tatarewicz (#0) (Edited)

The speculation that off-planet visitors are able to turn their spacecrafts at speeds and angles that should result in immediate "inertia death" but doesn't is supposedly because they've mastered inter-dimensional travel.

Until the "HK scientists" are able to experiment in this field they may want to withhold judgment.

They may be right in that time travel is not possible if only linear travel is utilized.

But, what if Madeleine L'Engle's "tesseract" (A WRINKLE IN TIME-1962) is the answer?

"Young people don't know that some things are impossible, and they accomplish it again and again."

HOUNDDAWG  posted on  2011-07-26   3:10:51 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: Tatarewicz (#0)

This has to be one of the dumber news stories currently running....

I mean it is not exactly like time travel was possible before their magical declaration.

This is a total non news event....

What ever we do ,paying attention to things like the murdoch hacking scandal or the events in quartzsite or norway ...it is easy to do with lame distractionary non news like this...

BREAKING TIME TRAVEL IS IMPOSSIBLE

No shit.

titorite  posted on  2011-07-26   3:27:24 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: HOUNDDAWG (#1)

Time travel is impossible because the site/era at your point of arrival would have to be reconstructed as it was if you're traveling into the past or prebuilt if going into the future. Not much point in chasing light beams which emanated from your point of interest because they would be absorbed /distorted along their path of travel.

Tatarewicz  posted on  2011-07-26   3:33:24 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: titorite (#2)

So you're not John Titor who has been visiting us from the future?

johntitor.com/

Tatarewicz  posted on  2011-07-26   3:37:50 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#5. To: Tatarewicz (#3) (Edited)

Time travel is impossible because the site/era at your point of arrival would have to be reconstructed as it was if you're traveling into the past or prebuilt if going into the future. Not much point in chasing light beams which emanated from your point of interest because they would be absorbed /distorted along their path of travel.

That's what everyone who bought a lemon wormhole says.

Folks should go with a reputable dealer. Those purchased from flea markets in places like Madagascar are invariably inferior performing magic carpets.

HOUNDDAWG  posted on  2011-07-26   3:43:57 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#6. To: Tatarewicz, titorite (#4)

So you're not John Titor who has been visiting us from the future?

Naw, I saw him yesterday and he's got scabies so he's not posting....or time traveling at the moment.

HOUNDDAWG  posted on  2011-07-26   3:46:55 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#7. To: Tatarewicz (#0) (Edited)

"A thousand experiments cannot prove me right, one experiment can prove me wrong." ~ Albert Einstein

Remember The White Rose
"“Believe nothing merely because you have been told it. Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. But whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings - that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide.” ~ Gautama Siddhartha — The Buddha

Original_Intent  posted on  2011-07-26   3:53:54 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#8. To: Tatarewicz (#0)

Good for them! I knew it anyway, but it is good that some scientists know this as well. Of course it is only impossible for us in this physical reality. It is not impossible for God.

God is always good!

RickyJ  posted on  2011-07-26   4:02:45 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#9. To: Tatarewicz (#4)

So you're not John Titor who has been visiting us from the future?

Never said I was.

I do keep his namesake though because the story did change my life and for the better and it is full of things that are timeless and forever relevant.

titorite  posted on  2011-07-26   4:11:39 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#10. To: Tatarewicz (#0)

Hong Kong scientists announced that they had determined the idea of time travel is impossible by proving nothing can travel faster than the speed of light.

That's about as impressive as the folks who have PROVEN that the earth is flat...

Scientific proof the Earth is flat!


"The real deal is this: the ‘royalty’ controlling the court, the ones with the power, the ones with the ability to make a difference, with the ability to change our course, the ones who will live in infamy if we pass the tipping points, are the captains of industry, CEOs in fossil fuel companies such as EXXON/Mobil, automobile manufacturers, utilities, all of the leaders who have placed short-term profit above the fate of the planet and the well-being of our children." - James Hansen

FormerLurker  posted on  2011-07-26   11:39:24 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#11. To: FormerLurker (#10)

That brought a smile to my face and is just about what I think too.

titorite  posted on  2011-07-26   21:47:43 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#12. To: titorite (#11)

Yep, those flat earthers should get together with those HK scientists, perhaps they can come up with some new astounding ideas of where the end of the earth really is.

As far as what I think, I'd say that unless a ship is built that can actually approach light speed, then there is no way of knowing for sure what happens at that speed and if the "light speed barrier" really does exists.


"The real deal is this: the ‘royalty’ controlling the court, the ones with the power, the ones with the ability to make a difference, with the ability to change our course, the ones who will live in infamy if we pass the tipping points, are the captains of industry, CEOs in fossil fuel companies such as EXXON/Mobil, automobile manufacturers, utilities, all of the leaders who have placed short-term profit above the fate of the planet and the well-being of our children." - James Hansen

FormerLurker  posted on  2011-07-27   15:45:48 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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