text: anyone read about that atom machine 18 miles underground which is faster than the speed of light? i can't remember what it's called. anyone got any info on it? hope you can find what you read again and re-read it. you're almost describing particle accelerators that boost subatomic particles almost up to the speed of light. none of them are 18 miles underground though. there are a couple of extended research projects going on that have to do with neutrinos and cosmic rays that are deep underground. no material object, however, can move at the speed of light, to say nothing about faster than light.