Okay, I’m an idiot. Just to preface this. But let’s say I’m in space. There’s no wind resistance right? If I accelerate, I’ll maintain that speed. Why can’t I just burn more fuel and go faster?
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When you accelerate in space you decelerate in time. So asking how you can go faster than the speed of light is like asking which direction you can point a meter stick to make it longer than a meter.
Now here’s the real kicker. As you transfer from time velocity to spatial velocity, the energy required increases exponentially. Eventually you reach a point where it requires more energy than the entire universe to accelerate.
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