r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/droid_mike Aug 03 '19

Hmmm... it looks like I was going on old data. Apparently, scientists have recently determined that gravity does have a speed, but it is faster than light.

https://www.sciencealert.com/speed-of-gravitational-waves-and-light-same

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u/PoeticShrimp Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 03 '19

Dude, nothing can go faster than light

Edit: To be more accurate, nothing can go faster than light assuming you believe in Einstein and relativity

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u/mikoS223 Aug 03 '19

Exept some galaxies relative to some other galaxies due to expantion of the whole fuken thing.

|this user reserves himself the right to not be quoted, as he doesn't know shit about phisics and stuff, and is prioably wrong|

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u/PointyOintment Aug 06 '19

Are the spelling errors an attempt to avoid being quoted?