On Oct 6, 2011 8:10 PM, "Peter Humphrey" <peter@humphrey.ukfsn.org> wrote:
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> On Thursday 06 October 2011 17:40:33 Sebastian Beßler wrote:
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> > Am 06.10.2011 17:25, schrieb Michael Mol:
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> > >> Let's hold a poll. How many list readers get it?
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> > > It's not c which is in doubt, but its function as an upper limit. ;)
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> > And even if the results a true and not an error then there is a list of
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> > possible explanations. Most of them leave c as upper limit in place.
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> > Quantum Mechanics has many aces in his sleeve like micro wormholes or
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> > traveling through higher dimensions. All these dimensions from string
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> > theorie must be good for something ;-)
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> Just think of the consequences if c is not the ultimate speed limit. I am, and they're so numerous that I can't even contemplate them all.

Avoiding fantasizing about FTL physical travel, FTL information transfer using nutrinos strikes me as the most fascinating prospect. Imagine being able to set up a direct point-to-point link through the globe. Skip surface latency, get a direct Gigabit link between, e.g. Australia and the US.