speed of light limitation theme
According to special relativity, the speed of light (c=299,792,458 meters per second) is the maximum speed at which all matter and information in the universe can travel.
5 total · 5 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: 12:01 (1993) | minor | It was explained how a particle moving faster than the speed of light would travel backwards in time. |
| movie: Deja Vu (2006) | minor | Dr. Denny explained that we are always looking into the past since "even light reflected from yourself in the mirror takes some time to reflect back." |
| movie: MoscowCassiopeia (1974) | minor | It was mentioned how there was no known way to exceed the speed of light, but then the ship exceeded this speed after Lob carelessly sat on the controls. |
| movie: My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988) | minor | Steven Mills asserted that it was impossible to send a radio message to another galaxy because doing so would require the message to travel faster than the speed of light. He presumably meant that one could not do so within a human lifetime. |
| movie: Unidentified Flying Oddball (1979) | minor | Dr. Zimmerman explained that special relativity prohibited shapeships from traveling faster than this speed to some government officials. |