The hopes of going back in time and visiting the jurassic era to
escape a T-Rex and warping into the future to save the world from
Skynet will never happen. Chinese physicists have just proved that
time
traveling is out of the realm of possibility (at least in this
universe).
In a published study, Shengwang Du and his team of physicists at
the Hong Kong University of Technology and Science stated that
single photons can't travel faster than the speed of light.
BEIJING — In a bizarre move, China’s
television censors have issued new guidelines that all but ban TV
dramas featuring time travel.
In a statement
(available here in Chinese) dated March 31, the State
Administration for Radio, Film & Television said that TV dramas
that involve characters traveling back in time “lack positive
thoughts and meaning.” The guidelines discouraging this type of
show said that some “casually make up myths, have monstrous and
weird plots, use absurd tactics, and even promote feudalism,
superstition, fatalism and reincarnation.”
The guidelines, which fell short of an
outright ban of such dramas, seem to have come in response to a
series of popular programs about protagonists drifting back to
ancient times. For instance, in “Palace,” one of
China’s hottest TV series, a woman falls in love with a Qing
dynasty painting, travels back in time and then falls in love with
several princes.
“Palace” is broadcast on Hunan Television, a provincial
network known for its popular programs, some of which are strong
competitors of China’s main state-run broadcaster, China Central
Television.
A spokesman for the State Administration
declined Tuesday to elaborate on the reason behind the new
guidelines. But the Chinese authorities are known for strictly
censoring newspapers, film and TV programs that are deemed
“unhealthy.”
Notes by larngeluies: An examination of real life organizations investigating time travel, ESP, and Eastern philosophy that may be the basis of the TV show Lost's Dharma Initiative