A Tripolation

So recently, a neighbor's tree blew down and fell onto our fence on the south side of our farm. We found out about it late the next day as we went and checked to see if the fences were ok (as we do after every storm). They didn't call to inform us, nor did they offer even the slightest bit of help with removal of the tree. Legally, we had to remove the tree as it fell on our land. Now, I understand that not everyone can use a chainsaw without getting it stuck, nor do most people know how to properly hitch things to a truck, but anybody can throw limbs and branches out of the way. So, my question to you all is: Would you have helped us move the tree? I hope my poll options are fair. Thanks for any input BTW, out of spite, we ended up rolling the major trunk back into their yard. Jerkish of us, yes, but oh so funny. ~Tripolation

So, even if I was going the speed of light, light would still be going faster than me? because it would be relative to me? Then shouldn't someone on the ground see the light going a speed of 2c ?

Why can't we *or something we create* go faster than the speed of light? What limits us? Is it an actual physical reason or just a theoretical reasoning based on some really advanced math and physics? somebody described it to me once as saying that the funtion 1/x will never reach zero. As x goes to infinity, the limit will be zero, which i think means it will get infinetesimally close to zero, yet never reach it. They said to think of light speed in this way. Well, if they are right, I understand it, but what disallows us from going 3.09x10^8 meters pers second? Whats holding us back?