Wanna know the real reason? C is just the maximum floating point value of the computer that our universe's simulation is running on. Similarly, the Planck length is the value closest to zero.
I reasoned about it in the same vein but with a different approach. We are running in a discrete simulation. The most you can move is one space quantum per time tick. That speed is C.
Re:They're Made out of Meat
by outworlder on Friday August 08, 2014 @09:40AM
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More likely, it is the maximum speed the physics engine can handle per tick.
That's exactly my point. If the speed (= distance / tick) is represented by a float, then we can travel no faster than the max float value.
Re:They're Made out of Meat
by bentcorner on Friday August 08, 2014 @11:23AM
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"3 x 10^8 m/s ought to be enough for anybody"
That would perhaps be even more interesting!
That's beautifully put :)
I recall fragments of a theory that everything moves at the same speed (think multidimensional unit vector), just in various directions (time included as a "direction", explaining why if you travel C in one physical direction "your" time stops).
Perhaps someone can point me to a full description of this theory.
May be somewhere in the universe, or within the black hole, space is malleable enough to allow faster than light travel. It's just a concept, but a very interesting one.