fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 9 days agoThe speed of lightmander.xyzimagemessage-square134linkfedilinkarrow-up1677arrow-down19
arrow-up1668arrow-down1imageThe speed of lightmander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square134linkfedilink
minus-squarerapcheelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 days ago expecting klaxon sound * … is it 0.06 s? assuming it’s a straight line
minus-squareGreenKnight23linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 days agocorrect! this is because the speed of light is finite. meaning it cannot speed up or slow down on its own. both you and Be are observing the light at the same speed, but at different times and different distances.
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this is because the speed of light is finite. meaning it cannot speed up or slow down on its own.
both you and Be are observing the light at the same speed, but at different times and different distances.
…no?