[ElectricStrawberry]

3ft at a rate of 186,000+ miles per second....

They can measure a time of 0.000000003 seconds accurately?

[Condor51]

The pair say they have conducted an experiment in which microwave photons - energetic packets of light - travelled "instantaneously" between a pair of prisms that had been moved up to 3ft apart.

I'm not so sure that proves they've broken the speed of light or undermined Einstein's special theory of relativity.

From the limited information given, it appears to me they've just confirmed that the M Theory is correct and alternate universes do exist. Their photons have just duplicated the behavior of Leptons that have a nasty habit of appearing at two places simultaneously; i.e. - go from one universe to another.

[it's a Quantum Mechanics thing and means diddly-squat (technical term) in the real world for now]

I'm not a Physicist but I did watch the Science Chanel last night :-)

[NorCoGOP]

Dr Nimtz told New Scientist magazine: "For the time being, this is the only violation of special relativity that I know of."

Shame on us...85+ posts and no one has yet stated the obvious:

It's Bush's Fault, women and minorities hardest hit.

[aruanan]

This is a years old story or a variation of it. I remember reading this about tunnelling photons back before November of 2001.

[caveat emptor]

186,000 mps +- 4,321 mps (19 times out of 20), more or less.

[The Great RJ]

Clearly caused by global warming and is also Bush’s fault.

[Ferox]

As someone that tends to view things through a theological perspective, it proves to me again the limitations of man’s scientific knowledge. The ability to transcend time and space may become a real possibility.

[Larry Lucido]

In other news, Virginia and Texas have imposed large “driver responsibility” fines for those who break the speed of light.

[mikrofon]

	C

It's not just a good idea...

It's ze Law!

[Trueblackman]

I wonder what the reentry is like?

[shekkian]

They could get that kind of reading at three feet?

Riiiiggghhhttt.

[Redleg Duke]

Now, break the speed of dark!

[John123]

For instance, an astronaut moving faster than it would theoretically arrive at a destination before leaving.

Oh that's nothing new. Democrats have been doing that for years...

[windcliff]

ping

[70times7]

'We have broken speed of light'

Well you darn well better fix it. I have a lot to do and I'm not doing it in the dark.

[McGruff]

I’m no rocket scientist but, how do you measure something that’s going 186,000 miles between a pair of prisms that had been moved up to 3ft apart?

[CHEE]

I wonder if these researchers thought to calibrate their Timex stopwatch prior to running this experiment.

[FReepaholic]

"We canna go any faster or she'll blow!"

[Lurking Libertarian]

Ping.

[jeddavis]

For instance, an astronaut moving faster than it would theoretically arrive at a destination before leaving....

If the rest of relativity isn't any better than that, then it (relativity) belongs in the landfill of dead science theories along with evolution.