 funchordsHelloPremium,MVM
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Yarmouth Port, MA
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Re: Same reason the DMV gets away with some questions... said by grumpy3b:You can never drive faster than: A) 55MPH B) The posted speed limit C) Then is safe D) Some other inane answer... E) the speed of light = 299 792 458 m / s   
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| said by funchords:said by grumpy3b:You can never drive faster than: A) 55MPH B) The posted speed limit C) Then is safe D) Some other inane answer... E) the speed of light = 299 792 458 m / s
 HAHAHAHA...I stand corrected!!
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rradina
join:2000-08-08
Chesterfield, MO | Hang on a second. Doesn't this limit only apply to things with mass? |
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Lazlow
join:2006-08-07
Saint Louis, MO | reply to funchords
That is the speed of light in a vaccum(or air, I forget which), but in certain substances light CAN travel faster than that. |
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 MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
kudos:12 | said by Lazlow:That is the speed of light in a vaccum(or air, I forget which), but in certain substances light CAN travel faster than that. That is the speed of light in a vacuum and no, it can never travel faster than that. You may be thinking that in certain substances it slows down ... but never faster. |
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Lazlow
join:2006-08-07
Saint Louis, MO | Matt
It took me a while to track this down.
»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refractive···of_light
That is when the speed of light exceeds C. |
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said by funchords:said by grumpy3b:You can never drive faster than: A) 55MPH B) The posted speed limit C) Then is safe D) Some other inane answer... E) the speed of light = 299 792 458 m / s F) Ludicrous Speed!! |
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