if we imagine a massless object, much like the present theory of a photon, but meerly a theoretical point in space. we imagine this object acelerating, due to its total lack of mass, it can get heavier by the same vast percentages as real objects withought gaining any mass, ergo no momentum. a normal object traveling at 100%c would become infinitely heavier. however infinityx0=0. the massless object would still be able to acelerate with the same ease and would be able to travel infinitely fast.
sentinal-5: Exactly! This is just going to be a save where everyone discusses theories about scientific studies, facts, people, and etc. about c (Speed Of Light).
@asthepanda3 you just disagreed with the theory of relativity with what sounded like star trek logic -_-. If you can disprove that theory then write it down, get it peer marked and collect your nobel prize.
this is correct. i don't believe it's possible for any object heavier than a photon to reach the speed of light. only 99.9`%c, an object lighter than a photon (in my opinion) could plausibly go faster by 0.0`%c but these speeds are infinitely close to being infinitely small, and are therefore negligable on any scale. the heavier you are, the harder it is to acelerate, the closer to the speed of light you get, the heavier you get.
(I should have said this along time ago, but) LET THE ESSAYS... BEGIN!
make a version 2.0 with time traveling explosions and amazing things :D and going to the future +1
While if you could travel at (or faster) than the speed of light, you wouldn't be able to time travel (sorry to people who think the theory of relativity is correct), instead you would be turned into a super heated ball, then instantly turn to ash, if it was safe the travel so fast, you (or the object) would create a warp field that would distort light around you like a black hole, if anyone could see you run that fast, it would be like looking into nothing, same for whatever is going that fast.
i know einstein said otherwise. and i'm not one to argue with a genius.. but.... i personally think photons MUST have mass. otherwise they would travel infinitely fast. various back this up. and, like all theories, some disagree. think what you will. it's just a theory.
robogeek537: But look at real-life black holes, for example.