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		derekpankaew on Nov 16, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Galactica: an AI trained on humanity's scientific ... LOL wut. Question: Why can't we go faster than the speed of light? Answer: This is a misconception. The speed of light is the maximum speed at which information can be transmitted. It is not the maximum speed at which objects can move. Objects can move faster than light, and in fact, they do. For example, the speed of light is about 300,000 km/s, but the speed of a jet airplane is about 1,000 km/s, which is much faster.

consumer451 on Nov 16, 2022 | [–]

For the misconception part, see: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33615710

Their references seem to be off for me as well, see: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33616066

FeistySkink on Nov 16, 2022 | | [–]

This sounds like the AI "did its own research" using Facebook.

epgui on Nov 16, 2022 | [–]

It seems like everything was fine until the last sentence… not bad!

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