Did the speed of light change recently?

[sillymofo]

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A varying speed of light contradicts Einstein's theory of relativity, and would undermine much of traditional physics. But some physicists believe it would elegantly explain puzzling cosmological phenomena such as the nearly uniform temperature of the universe. It might also support string theories that predict extra spatial dimensions.

 

[Kalvin00]

I've read that quote 3 times and I still have no idea what the fvck it's trying to tell me.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Wow, really interesting.

ZV

 

[aphex]

Did the speed of light changed recently?

No, but apparently the correct usage of the word 'change' did.

 

[sillymofo]

Originally posted by: Kalvin00
I've read that quote 3 times and I still have no idea what the fvck it's trying to tell me.

Read the whole article. Much of what we've come to know today was based on that the speed of light is constant.

 

[Mo0o]

None of this would have happened if we voted for Gore in 01

 

[sillymofo]

Originally posted by: aphex

Did the speed of light changed recently?

No, but apparently the correct usage of the word 'change' did.

Do you Nazis ever take a day off? If the freaking weekend for pete's sake!

 

[Kalvin00]

Originally posted by: cr4zymofo

Originally posted by: aphex

Did the speed of light changed recently?

No, but apparently the correct usage of the word 'change' did.

Do you Nazis ever take a day off? If the freaking weekend for pete's sake!

If?

 

[warcrow]

What about doom 3?

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Did the speed of light change recently?

Yes, Ralph Nader wants it to top out at 55 mph.

 

[sillymofo]

Originally posted by: Kalvin00

Originally posted by: cr4zymofo

Originally posted by: aphex

Did the speed of light changed recently?

No, but apparently the correct usage of the word 'change' did.

Do you Nazis ever take a day off? If the freaking weekend for pete's sake!

If?

It's.... damn it... I don't know why I keep doing that.

 

[Cattlegod]

Originally posted by: Kalvin00

Originally posted by: cr4zymofo

Originally posted by: aphex

Did the speed of light changed recently?

No, but apparently the correct usage of the word 'change' did.

Do you Nazis ever take a day off? If the freaking weekend for pete's sake!

If?

haha

 

[warcrow]

Originally posted by: cr4zymofo

Originally posted by: Kalvin00

Originally posted by: cr4zymofo

Originally posted by: aphex

Did the speed of light changed recently?

No, but apparently the correct usage of the word 'change' did.

Do you Nazis ever take a day off? If the freaking weekend for pete's sake!

If?

It's.... damn it... I don't know why I keep doing that.

you mean:

"It's", damn it! I don't know why I keep doing that.


right?

 

[JonnyStarks]

Natural nuclear reactor?!?

 

[Twerpzilla]

None of this would have happened if we voted for Gore in 01

Didn't he invent the speed of light?

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: Twerpzilla

None of this would have happened if we voted for Gore in 01

Didn't he invent the speed of light?

that's what i heard. But then bush thought it was harboring WMDs, the subsequent invasion messed up teh speed.

 

[Twerpzilla]

that's what i heard. But then bush thought it was harboring WMDs, the subsequent invasion messed up teh speed.

But were not the WMD's wisked away to neighboring terrorist countries at the the speed, of, well, light?

 

[BigToque]

that's pretty cool...

 

[MillionaireNextDoor]

If you post this in the highly technical forum, you'll get better responses.

 

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: cr4zymofo

Originally posted by: Kalvin00
I've read that quote 3 times and I still have no idea what the fvck it's trying to tell me.

Read the whole article. Much of what we've come to know today was based on that the speed of light is constant.

So?

The speed of light is constant. The way we measure it is all screwed up.

 

[MillionaireNextDoor]

Originally posted by: Iron Woode

Originally posted by: cr4zymofo

Originally posted by: Kalvin00
I've read that quote 3 times and I still have no idea what the fvck it's trying to tell me.

Read the whole article. Much of what we've come to know today was based on that the speed of light is constant.

So?

....The way we measure it is all screwed up.

Interesting idea. The Iron Woode Theory?

 

[bleeb]

hmm there might be an unexplained phenomena that is affecting the light wave.

 

[UglyCasanova]

Originally posted by: MillionaireNextDoor
If you post this in the highly technical forum, you'll get better responses.

Yeah, the quality of response in ATOT leaves much to be desired. Too bad HT isn't more active though, it would make a great time killer (even for us who cannot really comment on it any further than "Interesting...").

 

[Kadarin]

Actually, technically speaking, the speed of light does vary depending on the medium it's travelling through. However, I recall the speed of light in a vacuum as the constant. But... indeed, what if it's not constant?

 

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: Astaroth33
Actually, technically speaking, the speed of light does vary depending on the medium it's travelling through. However, I recall the speed of light in a vacuum as the constant. But... indeed, what if it's not constant?

Actually there is quite a scientific debate going on about this.

The claim is now that the medium doesn't matter because light doesn't slow down at all, IE: it is a constant, but that we perceive a slow down of light.

I summed it up as best I could.