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Re: Speed of light (was: Science School)

From moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney)
Newsgroups sci.physics.relativity
Subject Re: Speed of light (was: Science School)
Date 2017-04-11 20:22 +0000
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kenseto <setoken@att.net> writes:

>On Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at 12:21:20 PM UTC-4, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
>> kenseto wrote:


>> > Your argument supports the concept that light is being transmitted by a
>> > medium occupying space.
>>
>> No, it does not.  How did you get that idea?

>You said that light takes 8 minute from the sun to arrive at the earth.....
>that means that light is being transmitted by a medium and the speed of light
>in that medium is 300,000 km/sec. With that speed it takes 8 minute for
>light from the sun to arrive at the earth.

No, Stupid Ken, it does not imply any medium in any way.  The simplest
counterexample would be, what if the sun sent out tiny bullets that
traveled at 300,000 km/sec? Would those little bullets need a medium? If so,
Why?

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  Re: Science School Robert Bannister <robban@clubtelco.com> - 2017-04-11 10:10 +0800
    Re: Science School Paul Colquhoun <newsposter@andor.dropbear.id.au> - 2017-04-11 17:39 +1000
    Re: Science School Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2017-04-11 15:06 +0200
      Re: Science School Jolie Osokuro <uuol@oowo.ou> - 2017-04-11 13:32 +0000
        Re: Science School Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2017-04-11 15:48 +0200
      Re: Science School kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2017-04-11 08:25 -0700
        Re: Science School Dirk Van de moortel <dirkvandemoortel@hotspam.not> - 2017-04-11 18:16 +0200
          Re: Science School Wendi Maddox <ox@awdodww.oe> - 2017-04-14 14:40 +0000
        Speed of light (was: Science School) Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2017-04-11 18:21 +0200
          Re: Speed of light (was: Science School) kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2017-04-11 11:25 -0700
            Re: Speed of light (was: Science School) Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2017-04-11 20:49 +0200
              Re: Speed of light (was: Science School) mlwozniak@wp.pl - 2017-04-11 12:17 -0700
                Re: Speed of light Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2017-04-11 22:00 +0200
              Re: Speed of light (was: Science School) kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2017-04-12 06:34 -0700
                Re: Speed of light Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2017-04-13 00:36 +0200
                Re: Speed of light mlwozniak@wp.pl - 2017-04-13 05:29 -0700
                Re: Speed of light Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2017-04-13 14:41 +0200
                Re: Speed of light mlwozniak@wp.pl - 2017-04-13 06:07 -0700
                Re: Speed of light Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2017-04-13 15:20 +0200
                Re: Speed of light mlwozniak@wp.pl - 2017-04-13 06:25 -0700
                Re: Speed of light Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2017-04-13 15:43 +0200
                Re: Speed of light mlwozniak@wp.pl - 2017-04-13 06:53 -0700
                Re: Speed of light kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2017-04-13 05:47 -0700
                Re: Speed of light Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2017-04-13 15:15 +0200
                Re: Speed of light moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2017-04-13 16:54 +0000
                Re: Speed of light kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2017-04-13 10:44 -0700
                Re: Speed of light moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2017-04-13 21:33 +0000
            Re: Speed of light (was: Science School) moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2017-04-11 20:22 +0000
              Re: Speed of light (was: Science School) kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2017-04-12 07:16 -0700
                Re: Speed of light (was: Science School) moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2017-04-12 15:49 +0000
                Re: Speed of light (was: Science School) mlwozniak@wp.pl - 2017-04-12 10:04 -0700
                Re: Speed of light (was: Science School) kenseto <setoken@att.net> - 2017-04-13 05:22 -0700
                Re: Speed of light (was: Science School) moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2017-04-13 16:33 +0000
  Re: Science School Nobody <nobody@nowhere.nohow> - 2017-04-11 00:41 -0400

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