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Re:Time: Yes, it's a dimension, but no, it's not like space by antonvs on Sunday October 20, 2024 @12:43AM (#41892919)
You might want to look up the word “approach” in a dictionary.

> Only a photon can move with the speed of light.

Any massless particle must move at the speed of light. Gluons, the carrier of the strong force, are another example.

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Re:Time: Yes, it's a dimension, but no, it's not like space by nyc111 on Sunday October 20, 2024 @01:11AM (#41893020)
"Any massless particle must move at the speed of light"

Does not change my argument. Human body is not a massless particle.

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Re:Time: Yes, it's a dimension, but no, it's not like space by icehawk on Sunday October 20, 2024 @02:22AM (#41893328)
And it can't move at the speed of light. It can approach the speed of light which isn't the same thing as moving at it.
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Re:Time: Yes, it's a dimension, but no, it's not like space by yarg on Sunday October 20, 2024 @02:55AM (#41893460)
Read the formula: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorentz_factor
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Re:Time: Yes, it's a dimension, but no, it's not like space by dcow on Sunday October 20, 2024 @02:19AM (#41893312)
No, but it does betray your lack of formal exposure to the topic.
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Re:Time: Yes, it's a dimension, but no, it's not like space by rbanffy on Sunday October 20, 2024 @06:29AM (#41894410)
Which means you can approach the speed of light, but never travel at this speed in space.
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