Even then light is not really going slower. The photon is being absorbed and emitted by atoms whose electrons have been bumped up an energy level and then emit a photon when they drop down. What I'm remembering from chem. So the AVERAGE speed through the material is slower but between atoms...
I have the feeling that what we know/see now is just a small elementary part of what is really going on, it'll only get better.
We have a long, long way to go.
My cousin has a pot bellied pig for a pet, really what is the difference between a dog and a pig, short of someone's kneejerk emotional reaction.
"DON'T EAT THE TUNA FISH! DON'T EAT THE TUNA FISH, CAUSE DOLPHINS GET TRAPPED IN THE NETS! Well what about the tuna? Fvck them, they taste good." -...
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