2007-01-19 10:49:00 · 11 answers · asked by chazzer 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Ok, I will add details. The last 2 guys know what I am talking about. I read about it on "The Washington Post" under the technology section..
2007-01-19 10:57:43 · update #1
Hi. It can happen in a Bose-Einstein condensate. They have slowed photons down to only a few feet per second.
2007-01-19 10:53:43 · answer #1 · answered by Cirric 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-14 06:28:20 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My opinion? I like it.
Common knowledge that the speed of light varies.
The speed you commonly hear is 186,000 miles/second or 3.0 x 10^10 cm/sec *in a vacuum*.
Gravity or density of liquid slows it down.
2007-01-19 10:58:45 · answer #3 · answered by loon_mallet_wielder 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
so, then no one is CHANGING the speed of light. it is still the same constant speed in a vacuum.
it does change (slow down) depending on the substance that it is traversing. it is cool to think that the fastest moving object in the universe can be slowed to a few ft/sec though.
2007-01-19 11:08:46 · answer #4 · answered by koalahash 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When light travels through empty space or air, its speed is 3*10^8 m/s. If you make the light pass through water
(refractive index =1.33) or glass (refractive index=1.5) etc,, the speed of light is reduced by the factor which is refractive index.
2007-01-19 10:59:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Light slows down when travelling through glass or water or anything else with atoms in it.
2007-01-19 10:55:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
What are you talking about. While were at it lets just change the value of pi to 3.0 to make things easier.
2007-01-19 10:53:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
that's because every action has = or opposite reaction
and that's life/and that's the way of life
Murphy`s law-what can go wrong will go wrong
2007-01-19 10:56:36 · answer #8 · answered by Buddha Boy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
can you give me the link that shows the source where scientists have proposed this? Put it in your details, plz
2007-01-19 10:52:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
wow that is crazy this is the first ive heard about it
2007-01-19 10:56:46 · answer #10 · answered by undercovernudist 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋