Taxoro t1_j25un5i wrote
Reply to comment by shuckster in How likely is it that Betelgeuse will supernova? by tempejkl
>then we can say causality itself propagates at the speed-of-light.
You got it backwards lol. What we call speed of light or 3*10^8 m/s is actually the speed of causality. That's why it's denoted as "c". It's light that propagates at the speed of causality.
shuckster t1_j25wu96 wrote
> The speed of light in vacuum is usually denoted by a lowercase c, for "constant" or the Latin celeritas (meaning 'swiftness, celerity')
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_of_light
Still, even if you were right I don’t think you need convincing that many here are optimistic about warp-drives eventually becoming an actual thing.
If so, then we’ll have to choose another letter for “c”. I’d vote for “b”, meaning “bulb” in honour of that sly huckster Edison.
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