what may be the speed of darkness?

Answer 1

I suppose it would be the same as the speed of light, since dark is the absence of light. Therefore, if you shut off a light, the darkness would come in at the same rate the light leaves. I think that makes sense.

Answer 2

This is one of the most thought-provoking queries to rise in a mind. Congratulations! The correct answer is what follows.
Darkness is caused by the total absence of light received by the human eyes: it is a pervasive phenomenon without any form or function and is properly defined as an inert state. It is not energy and as such does not pr opogate. Speed of anyhting comes into the thought only when there is movement. Only energy causes movement because that is the nature of energy, Darkness is not any form of energy so it has no movement; hence it has no speed or velocity.Many thanks for the lovely question.

Answer 3

What a cool question. I have no idea, but I would imagine that intuitively it would be the exact opposite of the speed of light. Scientifically, they might say it has no speed because it is an inferred phenomenon (lacking light and thus not fully in existence because it is a vacuum). I personally feel that light being the constant of motion in the cosmos is not true and that idea is only relative in itself, and that the universe contains many more phenomena that move faster than the speed of light, such as thought. If you are Hindu, study more about Sarasvati and the relationshp to her and her meanings with modern physics and the idea of vibration (her veena) being the foundation of physical existence. What could possibly vibrate more quickly than thought?

Answer 4

Well, there seems to be nothing like darkness, may be it is just the absence of light.. a name given to indicate as reference. So no question of its speed.

Answer 5

Darkness has no speed. darkness occurs when their is no light. We have invented torches to create light but have you heard of a torch that is made to give out darkness? Darkness is nothing but a situation where the light is unable to reach.

Answer 6

I agree with the guy below|

The speed of darkness is *exactly* that of light|

If you *instantaneous* shut off a light, you get a phenomena known as "front" velocity|

The front velocity is the wall of darkness (which is the absence of light) which follows the light|

That goes *at* the speed of light precisely|




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Answer 7

darkness means the absence of light. Hence, the speed of light must be the speed of darkness too. The speed of light is, in metric units, c is exactly 299,792,458 metres per second (1,079,252,848.8 km/h).

Answer 8

Darkness has the same speed as that of light as it is the lack of light only. Tell me when you run do you run faster than your shadow?

Answer 9

The novel's protagonist, Ardo Melnikov, a new recruit in the Confederacy's marine forces, is devastated over his memories of the destruction of his homeworld, Bountiful, and the loss of his childhood sweetheart Melani. As part of a platoon under Lieutenant Breanne and platoon sergeant Littlefield, Private Melnikov is assigned to the Terran border colony of Mar Sara. The platoon, consisting of Marines, Firebats and four to five Vulture hover cycles, is sent on a "reconnaissance-in-force" into an abandoned backwater town, where they encounter the Zerg. They shortly recover a mysterious "box" and an unconscous woman. The remnants of the platoon retreat towards their base, but before they get far, a tactical nuke drops behind them, obliterating the town. When they reach their base, it too is found deserted save for an SCV operator.

The woman from the town awakens and Melnikov mistakes her for Melani. Ardo soon discovers she has psionic powers. She tries to help him come to terms with his loss, but Ardo soon finds that his memories may be fake, created by the neural resocialization tanks of the Confederacy. In fact, he may have actually been abducted by Marines as a form of conscription. Soon, the platoon, trapped in their base, realize that the Confederate forces are abandoning Mar Sara and that civilians will shortly be under attack by the Zerg. It is revealed that the mysterious woman is a member of the Sons of Korhal and was sent to plant the box; which is, in reality, a Psi Emitter designed to lure the Zerg to Mar Sara. The platoon was sent to find the emitter and was supposed to have died in the nuclear strike, an example of the Confederacy's callous disregard for Terran lives.

An effort to evacuate the platoon from the base ends disastrously: a flight of Mutalisks notices the base and attacks, and Sergeant Littlefield is killed defending the Command Center. Lieutenant Breanne decides to reactivate the Psi Emitter to distract the Zerg from the civilians attempting to flee Mar Sara in transports. The platoon sets about fortifying the base in preparation for the impending attack. The platoon is eventually reduced to Melnikov, Breanne, Cutter (a Firebat), Jans (the SCV operator), Bernelli (another Marine) and the psionic woman in a single Bunker. Eventually, they are overwhelmed and killed, but not before the civilian transports escape to orbit.

Answer 10

light coming has a speed and light leaving has the same speed.