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To: CharacterCounts
IAAAD (Instantaneous Action At A Distance) would be some mechanism for transmiting a signal (or energy or mass) at a speed greater than that of light.

There are non-material things that move faster than light, but no signal can be sent with these. An example would be a (very bright) flashlight beam swinging in a solar system sized arc. The locus of the light spot would travel faster than light, but the photons moving from the flashlight to the spot would not.
34 posted on 03/12/2003 10:44:21 AM PST by Doctor Stochastic (Vegetabilisch = chaotisch is der Charakter der Modernen. - Friedrich Schlegel)
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To: Doctor Stochastic
Thank you.
36 posted on 03/12/2003 10:51:33 AM PST by CharacterCounts
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To: Doctor Stochastic
I think he's referring to quantum entanglement. Which still doesn't allow information to be sent faster than light.
39 posted on 03/12/2003 10:55:00 AM PST by js1138
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