YouTuber AlphaPhoenix recorded the speed of light with a 2 billion FPS camera in his garage.
Notice the amount of time it takes. There are a lot of zeroes to the right of that decimal point.
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YouTuber AlphaPhoenix recorded the speed of light with a 2 billion FPS camera in his garage.
Notice the amount of time it takes. There are a lot of zeroes to the right of that decimal point.
It will slow down going through water or glass.
The speed of light will slow down depending on the medium (other than a vacuum) through which it travels.
This slowing down is described by the medium’s refractive index (n):
v = c / n
where:
v = speed of light in the medium
c = speed of light in vacuum
n = refractive index of the medium (always ≥ 1 for real materials)
That’s effg amazing!!!
I believe that the verdict is still out, however quantum entanglement and “spooky action at a distance” may challenge the universes maximum speed limit.
It looks like there is a different set of rules for the “speed of light” in the quantum world.
I wonder how many subliminal items were in that video
And how much inertia does it carry?
Is it a particle that acts like a wave, or a wave that acts like a particle?
It doesn’t do anything unless there’s someone there to observe.
All is nothing without consciousness.
Got to love the Schrödinger’s cat theory.
This had the entire class jacked up. It’s still very difficult to “understand” the phenomenon…you almost have to just “accept” it as fact.
It just goes to show mankind that we don’t understand as much as we think we might.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iKebDDs2Pg
58.5 picoseconds is pretty dang fast.
In vacuum? Slower in air or other mediums. The photons interact with the medium.
P.S. – I used this “bounce between mirrors” trick to measure (as best as I could) the speed of light using a pumped-ruby laser bouncing between two mirrors in my HS gymnasium. Measured it to about 150,000 miles/sec. Not bad!
Primitive equipment, slow ‘scope, many tries. Honors Physics class in HS, all my idea and we ran with it. FUN!
Remember, I’m a NERD. Always have been.
694.3 nm, right? Very close to the 632.8 nm He-Ne in color. Use to love getting ripped in laser class and bouncing them off of mirrors mounted to speakers.
Depends on the music coming out of the speakers
Trust me…in ’90, they bounced. That was the year “Painkiller” came out.
You are also hilarious – I always look for your comments.
Oh, please! I beg you! Don’t encourage him!
Kev gonna getta azzwoopin
Light passing through diamonds slows down a bit.