Here is a little thought experiment for you. If the speed of light is a constant 186,000 miles per second, can you theoretically catch up to a light beam? Well, if you are a fan of Einstein, then you would know you can’t through the theory of special relativity. Why? Hmmm, the short of the really long is… you can’t because at the speed of light, an object’s mass is infinite. When something has an infinite amount of mass, it takes an infinite amount of energy to accelerate it. Since there is no such thing as an infinite amount of energy, the speed of light is impossible, for at least anything that is a bradyon, a particle with mass. Luxons are the name for the particles that make up light or photons. They are massless particles, and therefore, can travel at the speed of light… or itself or… Well, you get the idea, right? Okay, so here is my next question. Since scientists say that the speed of light is constant, can you at least make it seem slower relative to your own speed?

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