would it be the opposite speed of light
2006-07-05 07:42:55 · 16 answers · asked by lms_hollister_dude 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Well... no. Dark is the absense of light. Like there's no such thing as cold. Cold is just the absense of heat.
I guess you could say that it equals the speed of light, becuase light goes as fast as it comes.
2006-07-05 07:46:24 · answer #1 · answered by M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The speed of dark is the same as the speed of light. If you switched on a beam of light it would move forward and illuminate at the speed of light. If the beam was then turned off, the rear of the beam would be moving forward at the speed of light and then whatever was behind it would turn dark. So, it you wanted to look at it like that, the darkness resulting from switching off the light would be moving forward at the speed of light as well.
Note it wouldn't be opposite as it is going in the same direction as the light in the same way as the front of a train and the back of a train go the same speed in the same direction in a straight line, the light beam is like the train.
2006-07-05 14:54:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The speed of dark is the same as the speed of light as when you switch off a torch, darkness, which is the absence of light, will only appear after the last light emitted by the torch. And the last light takes the speed of light to reach the destination.
2006-07-06 06:41:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually dark is the only thing that can supress light from reaching its full potential. Dark is the absence of light and the darkest matter in the universe is the black hole and it can stop light completely. The light,s speed is measure by its velocity and if a black hole can stop it then its speed is zero and therefore the speed of dark is theoretically at least EQUAL to the speed of light which is now nonexistant
2006-07-05 14:52:41 · answer #4 · answered by bruce wayne 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not exactly. You have asked a veyr plausible and logical question, but you have to realize two things first.
1) the term speed of light is combining the abstract (light) with the non-abstract science (physics/speed)
2) light and dark are opposites (darkness is the abscence of light and light is the abscence of darkness)
Therefore, since the speed of light can be easily remember as (8 minutes) -- as in, it takes 8 minutes for the sun's rays to reach the Earth, there is not
speed of dark.
2006-07-05 14:54:50 · answer #5 · answered by godraiden2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no there wouldnt be because the speed of light is used to determine how fast it is. It is just an indication on how far an object or a planet in space is. There is no speed of dark because darkness is all around us. Light is energy which fascinates us for a long time.
2006-07-05 14:47:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Speed of light = C
Speed of dark = speed of vampires
2006-07-05 14:50:57 · answer #7 · answered by Quiet Amusement 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dark is the absence of light. There is no speed of dark.Dark is not the opposite of light
2006-07-05 14:50:10 · answer #8 · answered by want to know 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok light is a literal substance, light is photon energy traveling at 186,000 miles a second. You are thinking of it more of a as a metaphorical way as the opposite of light is dark. NO there is no dark. DArk is the absence of light and u cannot even ask if DARK has speed. its an impossible question
2006-07-05 14:58:39 · answer #9 · answered by future doc 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The speed of dark is obviously much faster than the speed of light, since the dark always gets there first . . . !
2006-07-05 15:12:36 · answer #10 · answered by samthesuperfurryanimal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like the question but i dont think it would be the opposite, the speed of light is like 3 million meters a second or something, if it was opposite it would be negative 3 million meters and thats not possible
2006-07-05 14:48:20 · answer #11 · answered by markus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋