
Originally Posted by
Good Swimmer
It occurred to me that the reason we can't reach or exceed light speed is Electromagnetism. All matter is mediated by EM interactions, and we could not exist as matter if we were moving faster than those forces could "process" our matter.
This means the only option for Faster-than-light travel would be a warp field or other exotic disruption of normal space-time such as a wormhole. Which, sadly, is currently Science Fiction.
Also pondering the total energy of gravity in our solar system, including interactions of multiple massive bodies by way of drag/friction. Since we know gravity can cause tidal forces, how much cumulative energy is inherent in our solar system after calculating these interactions. Would that quantity be sufficient to account for "Dark Matter"?
This is the shit that keeps me awake at night. I wish I knew the math to figure this out.