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

From whodat <whodaat@void.nowgre.com>
Newsgroups sci.physics.relativity, sci.physics
Subject Re: What is the speed of light????
Date 2023-01-29 18:42 -0600
Message-ID <k3oi30FnrnuU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
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On 1/29/2023 5:05 PM, Jim Pennino wrote:
> In sci.physics The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>> Jim Pennino wrote:
>>>
>>> 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>
>>
>> Okay, I see someone with an imglish problem here...
>>
>>
>> What is the speed of light NOT in a vacuum???
>>
>>
>> I'll repeat the question but add...
>>
>> 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 NOT NOT NOT in a
>> vacuum????
> 
> Google it, idiot.
> 
> What is the speed of light in air?
> 
> About 1,060,000,000 results...
> 
> <snip idiot babble>

Readers of these sci newsgroups see this all too frequently, a clear
demonstration of the dunning-kruger effect where the idiot doesn't
realize just how much of an idiot he is being.

One of the possible answers to the question as asked is 38 mph.

https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=99111&page=1

"Starmaker" doesn't understand the question he is asking. That's
really bad form.

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What is the speed of light???? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2023-01-29 11:57 -0800
  Re: What is the speed of light???? "mitchr...@gmail.com" <mitchrae3323@gmail.com> - 2023-01-29 12:29 -0800
  Re: What is the speed of light???? Jim Pennino <jimp@gonzo.specsol.net> - 2023-01-29 13:08 -0800
    Re: What is the speed of light???? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2023-01-29 14:22 -0800
      Re: What is the speed of light???? Paul Alsing <pnalsing@gmail.com> - 2023-01-29 14:58 -0800
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          Re: What is the speed of light???? Volney <volney@invalid.invalid> - 2023-01-30 01:18 -0500
      Re: What is the speed of light???? Jim Pennino <jimp@gonzo.specsol.net> - 2023-01-29 15:05 -0800
        Re: What is the speed of light???? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2023-01-29 16:23 -0800
          Re: What is the speed of light???? Jim Pennino <jimp@gonzo.specsol.net> - 2023-01-29 20:30 -0800
        Re: What is the speed of light???? whodat <whodaat@void.nowgre.com> - 2023-01-29 18:42 -0600
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