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Re: What is the speed of light????

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In sci.physics The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> I know you're not suppose to ask this question...
> worse yet, you're not even suppose to answer it..
> 
> But since I question the unquestionable, and ask the unaskable,...
> 
> 
> What is the speed of light, since I don't live in a vacuum..and the universe
> is not in a vacuum...so What is the speed of light?
> 
> That number doesn't appear to be anywhere. Are you not suppose to know, ...or even ask?
> 
> Or even test it to find the answer because it is forbidden to test it and publish it for others to see????
> 
> 
> What is the speed of light, since I don't 'live in' a vacuum?
> 

Analyses of the above text by ChatGPT:

The text is asking a question about the speed of light and
questioning why it is not possible to know or ask about it. However,
the speed of light is a well-established scientific fact and is
widely accepted to be 299,792,458 meters per second in a vacuum.
The text also seems to suggest that it is forbidden to test or
publish information about the speed of light, which is not true.
The speed of light can be measured and studied through various
experiments and the results are widely available in scientific
literature. The text could be improved by providing more accurate
information and avoiding statements that suggest a conspiracy or
lack of knowledge.

It would seem to me that if ChatGPT weren't programmed to be polite, it
would say "Google it, idiot".

<snip remaining nonsense>

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