THE VIDEO SHELF · faster-than-light travel
I Think Faster Than Light Travel is Possible. Here's Why.
Sabine Hossenfelder explains why she thinks faster-than-light travel may not be ruled out. She argues that the standard objections from special relativity are inconclusive.
Why HN readers recommended it
Commenters recommend it for a compelling, accessible case against treating the speed of light as a hard limit.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Sabine Hossenfelder
- Topic
- faster-than-light travel
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2023–2023
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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Warp drives and wormholes do not necessarily break the laws of physics. Sabine Hossenfelder does a good job explaining why the limits imposed by special relativity are not valid arguments: [VIDEO] As for a breakaway civilization, don't you think people would notice resources missing or …
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