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minus-squarechildOfMagenta@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 day agoCars are not driving away from each other at more than the speed of light relatively. The road is stretching faster than the speed of light.
minus-squareplutopos@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·22 hours agoYeah, but wouldn’t this lead to the cars perceiving each other as moving faster than light?
minus-squareRobust Mirror@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·21 hours agoNo, because the space is expanding faster than light, the light can’t bridge the gap and so you and the other car simply can’t perceive each other at all.
Cars are not driving away from each other at more than the speed of light relatively. The road is stretching faster than the speed of light.
Yeah, but wouldn’t this lead to the cars perceiving each other as moving faster than light?
No, because the space is expanding faster than light, the light can’t bridge the gap and so you and the other car simply can’t perceive each other at all.