So we have the speed of light in a vacuum, but how slow can we make it go? Also how is it done?
2007-03-29 15:47:01 · 7 answers · asked by Luis 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
The speed is only constant in a vacuum, come on people.
It's like saying you can drive your car on a road with no other cars at 200kph, but then when you add in traffic your car slows down. The same has to be true of light.
2007-03-29 17:25:44 · update #1
Well, the slowest recorded speed is 37 mph.
Its explain excellently here:
http://www.blurtit.com/q461853.html
good question.... dont really think about that much.
-T
2007-03-29 15:56:51 · answer #1 · answered by Tyler D 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
problematic point lookup onto google and yahoo that will may help
2014-07-22 07:15:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The speed of light is the only constant in the universe. It doesn't change, our mass length and time change the closer we get to the speed of light.
2007-03-29 22:52:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Light only has one speed, and that is 299,792,458 meters per second. You can't slow it down or speed it up. Even if you move very very quickly, its relative speed would stay the same.
2007-03-29 22:49:45 · answer #4 · answered by Mia 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
it travels slower through solid mediums, ie prisims, diamonds etc. the change isnt usually noticable to a person.
2007-03-29 23:10:43 · answer #5 · answered by Richard J 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't it stop when the sun goes down.
I know it gets very dark where I live........
and that brings up another question...........What is the speed of Dark?
2007-03-31 01:33:54 · answer #6 · answered by gatorbait 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
tin foil on your windows will stop it dead in it's tracks...
2007-03-29 22:52:22 · answer #7 · answered by jimbo z 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋