Speed Of Light Broken With Off Shelf Components

jukal writes "An interesting article at NewScientist.com: " Now physicists at Middle Tennessee State University have broken that speed limit over distances of nearly 120 metres, using off-the-shelf equipment costing just $500.", " it may be possible to use this reflection technique to boost electrical signal speeds in computers and telecommunications grids by more than 50 per cent. Electrons usually travel at about two-thirds of light speed in wires, slowed down as they bump into atoms. Hache says it may be possible to send usable electrical signals to near light speed. ""

Comments

Re:186,000 miles per second

[AJWM]

That would be a hell of a lot funnier (read, still not very funny) if you used the correct speed: 186,282.4 miles per second. Your number is a mere 99.85% of lightspeed.

Re:Selling a bridge?

[gilroy]

Blockquoth the poster:

Although some parts of the country now prefer swampland in Florida. I think that is a more recent scam involving extremely cheap land in Florida that happened to be located in the middle of the everglades swamp

Of course, given recent history, the latest scam involving Florida is buying not swampland but elections. And it only costs you five justice's robes...

Re:I did this years ago

[briglass]

I, too, attempted the feat using cheese wiz. I found the result to be much much slower than the actual speed of light, but with a fantastic cheese wiz flavor.