2006-08-12 20:49:56 · 9 answers · asked by Devil 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Special Education
its a little bit quicker than your bike dude. lol
2006-08-12 20:56:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The speed of light in a vacuum is an important physical constant denoted by the letter c for constant or the Latin word celeritas meaning "swiftness". Through any transparent or translucent material medium like glass or air, light travels more slowly than c, its speed in a vacuum; the ratio of c to this slower speed is called the refractive index of the medium.
In metric units, c is exactly 299,792,458 metres per second. Note that this speed is a definition, not a measurement, since the fundamental SI unit of length, the metre, has been defined since October 21, 1983 in terms of the speed of light—one metre is the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second. Converted to imperial units, the speed of light is approximately 186,282.397 miles per second, or 670,616,629.384 miles per hour.
2006-08-12 20:51:11 · answer #2 · answered by old dude 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The speed of light: 299,792,458 meters per second.
2006-08-12 20:51:32 · answer #3 · answered by boukenger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how fast it takes light to travel to the earth from the sun
2006-08-12 20:51:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
3x10^8 m/s speed of light
2006-08-12 20:52:16 · answer #5 · answered by JOY_1984 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
186,000 miles per second (approx)
2006-08-12 20:56:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
186,282.397 miles per second
2006-08-12 20:53:16 · answer #7 · answered by Rick 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
186,000 miles per second.
2006-08-12 20:55:47 · answer #8 · answered by TwilightWalker97 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
286,000 miles per second, .or thereabouts
2006-08-12 20:53:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋