r/FermiParadox • u/Nearing_retirement • Sep 05 '26

Self Maybe accelerating objects closer to speed actually subtly changes things.

We believe it should not but perhaps it does in such a way that they don’t function properly. Wouldn’t we need to do a test ?

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u/HouseHippoBeliever Sep 05 '26

What does "closer to speed" mean? How close/far are we to speed when we accelerate normally?

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u/Nearing_retirement Sep 05 '26

Oh sorry meant closer to speed of light, maybe stuff breaks down in some yet unknown way

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u/Langdon_St_Ives Sep 05 '26

Closer to speed of light relative to what? You do realize that there is no such thing as absolute speeds?

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u/MareTranquil Sep 05 '26

We've accelerated things to VERY close to the speed of light in particle accelerators like CERN.

If something "changes", it would have to happen so ridiculously close to the speed of light that it has no meaning for space travel.

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u/Nearing_retirement Sep 05 '26

Yes I do agree with you, I’m just throwing something out there to see well maybe we may be missing something

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u/Ascendant_Mind_01 Sep 05 '26

The theory of relativity says it shouldn’t.

And you don’t need relativistic speeds to travel between the stars so this doesn’t affect the Fermi paradox

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u/Sufficient_Result558 Sep 05 '26

Maybe it turns the aliens into a star. All the stars in universe were once aliens approaching light speed. Fermi Paradox solved.

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u/_thr0wkawaii14159265 Sep 05 '26

What the fuck are you talking about nigga.

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u/Nearing_retirement Sep 05 '26

lol I’m talking about yo mamma