Can a shadow ever travel faster than the speed of light?
According to Einstein's theory of
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According to Einstein's special theory of relativity, no matter how fast anything travels, it is believed that it cannot match the speed of light.
But what if the special theory of relativity is wrong?
Shine a light towards the moon, hold your finger in front of it to create a shadow, and move it from side to side.
If the light you use is very powerful, you will see a shadow of your finger on the moon, and as you move your finger from side to side, the shadow will appear to move across the moon as fast as your finger is moving across the light bulb.
Therefore, it is believed that the speed at which the shadow moves across the moon exceeds the speed of light.
But can that really happen?
Shadows that appear to be moving faster than the speed of light are not actually 'moving objects.'
In reality, shadows are merely an illusion created by
But the speed limits proposed by Einstein in his special theory of relativity do not apply to the illusion of motion created by photons, which are distinct from matter.
Therefore, Einstein's claim that 'nothing can move faster than light' is correct.
'If anything could travel faster than the speed of light, it would probably be a ninja,' Kurzgesagt said.
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