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Originally posted by Dracus:
The Japanese discovered 2 years ago a particle that in it's natural state travels faster then the speed of light
Maybe it travels faster than light in air? That's quite possible, and quite common. Neutrinos do that, and they constantly bombard us, and the Japanese have been working on some cool neutrino experiments for the Last few years. Maybe you're thinking of that? Particles are allowed to exceed the "local speed limit" which is always less than c. When they do, they give off forward-directed light known as Cerenkov radiation, which slows them down until they're below the local speed limit.
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