Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: The Starmaker Newsgroups: sci.physics.relativity,sci.physics Subject: Re: What is the speed of light???? Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2023 16:58:13 -0800 Organization: The Starmaker Organization Lines: 100 Message-ID: <63D9B925.218B@ix.netcom.com> References: <63D6CFA3.3C66@ix.netcom.com> <63D9566B.3C4F@ix.netcom.com> Reply-To: starmaker@ix.netcom.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Info: reader01.eternal-september.org; posting-host="cc5413742b8bad48da7314d9367f0d74"; logging-data="58370"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+gCDRv/wr73AgwCMtAFQoLirFbBz1y4YQ=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:GLekPhtJIQNTCketKEpkXi+y91I= X-Antivirus: Avast (VPS 230131-14, 01/31/2023), Outbound message X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.04Gold (WinNT; U) X-Antivirus-Status: Clean Xref: csiph.com sci.physics.relativity:600575 sci.physics:868997 whodat wrote: > > On 1/31/2023 11:56 AM, The Starmaker wrote: > > The Starmaker 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? > >> > >> Oh, I forgot..most of yous don't know what the definition of a "vacuum" is... > >> so for your convenience I'll post it here...(maybes yous forgots) > >> > >> vac·u·um > >> /'vak?yo?om/ > >> noun > >> > >> a space entirely devoid of matter. > >> synonyms: empty space, emptiness, void, nothingness, vacuity, vacancy, voidness, nihility > >> https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&biw=&bih=&q=define+vacuum > >> > >> What is the speed of light, anyway? > >> > > > > I mean, I don't live in "a space entirely devoid of matter", nobody > > does. > > > > And I understand yous have been 'conditioned'/indoctrinated/mandated > > to only think in terms of..."in a vacuum" whenever refering to the speed > > of light. > > > > Maybe because this hangup yous people have to always desire to know what > > is constant. > > > > Yous don't like uncertaintly. So you want a same number ALL the time. > > Yous sleep better. > > > And Einstein sleeps better if he conditions yous to only think in his > > box. > > > > > > But, I don't live in "a space entirely devoid of matter", so what is the > > speed of light? > > Asked and answered, but apparently you are too stupid to read what has > been provided. There is no answer to "what is the speed of light" since > it varies with conditions. There is a "maximum speed of light" and there > is a so far established minimum speed of light. Both of those, as well > as all intermediate speeds detected, are conditional. > > The question you have been asking repeatedly is similar to "what is the > IQ?" That too is conditional. Or "What is the drowning depth?" > Conditional also. > > > Does anything else travel faster in the universe, or does light travel > > faster in the universe? > > > > > > I mean, I don't live in "a space entirely devoid of matter", nobody > > does. > > Repeating yourself as you do in this article is one of the signs of > old age dementia. Congratulations on achieving that milestone. > > > I don't trust anyone who keeps repeating...",in a vacuum" all the time. > > Yous sound brainwashed. > > Your ability or inability to trust has no bearing on anything. Your > inability to understand the answer provided explains your status in the > pecking order around here. There are moments when Mitch makes more sense > than you do. > > If you cannot understand the answer given here (and given before) then > even considering the very liberal nature of the charters of these > newsgroups you should not be attempting to participate here. > > At this point you are a strong candidate for the 2023 Darwin Award. You > can easily win if you just hang in there. another one who don't know what the speed of light is...a mind entirely devoid of answers. -- The Starmaker -- To question the unquestionable, ask the unaskable, to think the unthinkable, mention the unmentionable, say the unsayable, and challenge the unchallengeable.