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Can information travel faster than the speed of light?

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arachnophilia
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07-18-2004 4:11 AM

well, as minne said, the rod wouldn't transfer energy perfectly, and would be subject to compression and damping of course...
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however, i've heard that two subatomic particles linked in counter rotation will realign themselves instantly if one changes direction, no matter distance. i have no idea if it's true or not (i doubt it) and i'm too lazy to check at the moment.
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but if it is, you could send binary messages faster than the speed of light.
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07-18-2004 6:03 AM 		Reply to: Message 5 by NosyNed
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Re: quantum entanglement
no? why not, exactly?
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presumably if you can check the spin, and calibrate it somehow so that on a sender clockwise is 1 and counterclockwise is 0 and vice versa on the reciever, you should be able to send binary messages. right?
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Re: quantum entanglement
hm. ah well.
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seemed like a good idea.
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