Subject	If memory serves me right, here is a possible answer...
Posted by	cmb6s on August 21, 2002 at 12:26 PM
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In Reply To	Totally NZR, but I know there are some brilliant people here posted by AshsZ (Fab Whore, Ph.D) on August 21, 2002 at 11:25 AM
Message	Though I have to admit... I slept through most of Physics III (Optics). I don't believe you are correct in saying that light "slows down" as it passes through matter. The speed of light, c, is in fact a constant. The reason that light might appear to slow down, or at least take longer to get from point A to point B is because it get reflected and bouces off of the matter. This causes the light to travel a longer path and therefore "slow down". Hence, when the light exits the matter, it will again be traveling in a straight line at the same speed it has always been traveling at, c. Okay, for somebody who remembers physics, is this correct or am I pulling this out of the depths of my ass?
Follow Ups	Totally NZR, but I know there are some brilliant people here - AshsZ (Fab Whore, Ph.D) 11:25:03 08/21/02 I'll bow out of this one respectfully Ash :) (n/m) - BlueZ 11:29:47 08/21/02 no it doesn't speed up again,it can not add energy to itself (n/m) - damaged(pittsburgh) 11:33:57 08/21/02 Well, that's interesting. That would mean that not all - AshsZ (Fab Whore, Ph.D) 11:38:25 08/21/02 I'm getting dizzy. (n/m) - BlueZ 11:41:18 08/21/02 well - damaged(pittsburgh) 11:56:32 08/21/02 i think again - damaged(pittsburgh) 11:59:01 08/21/02 it's called "red shift" - more - jedi Z 12:40:08 08/21/02 using that logic... - aliaZ 13:35:00 08/21/02 Re: it's called "red shift" - more - tweek59 16:24:36 08/21/02 It's a constant under specific circumstances... - RezidentEvil 12:42:37 08/21/02 is light a wave or particles? -LOL (n/m) - jedi Z 14:13:23 08/21/02 wave (n/m) - RuthlessZ 15:34:33 08/21/02 Snell's Law. Nuff said (n/m) - U ZCREAM (Jax,FL) 11:39:41 08/21/02 Head travels slower when wearing a helmet? (n/m) - Alan G (San Diego) 13:49:29 08/21/02 lol (n/m) - U ZCREAM (Jax,FL) 14:10:54 08/21/02 Half these guy's mothers..... - Miles (San Antonio, TX) 11:34:13 08/21/02 ya mean yer mom don't write your name in your britches!???? (n/m) - BlueZ 11:36:09 08/21/02 haha, britches (n/m) - Zcrup92 22:19:28 08/21/02 LOL, you DO have a good point there! ROFLMFAO! - AshsZ (Fab Whore, Ph.D) 11:36:53 08/21/02 My mom still does that, is this not acceptable for>> - RT 12:17:39 08/21/02 would you like a tissue to wipe that stuff off your nose? (n/m) - 96-2+2TT(Power Supply Racing) 12:41:06 08/21/02 Actually, I think it's a napkin for his lip :) (n/m) - BigTDogg 14:12:39 08/21/02 Come on Ash, this is on a trig-based calculus level - U ZCREAM (Jax,FL) 11:37:22 08/21/02 ooops, i meant trig-based physics (n/m) - U ZCREAM (Jax,FL) 11:42:24 08/21/02 I read the same thing. Speed of light is slowing down >> - AshsZ (Fab Whore, Ph.D) 11:43:09 08/21/02 Have you tried - NATAZ 11:37:30 08/21/02 Here ya go - U ZCREAM (Jax,FL) 11:51:04 08/21/02 take it from a physicist - Technomancer 18:23:33 08/21/02 dammit! - Technomancer 18:31:10 08/21/02 it will not speed up again... - RaBBiZ 11:53:13 08/21/02 phsyics was many years ago... - SactoTodd 11:53:22 08/21/02 c=constant. logical answers inside - RROBE99999 12:08:06 08/21/02 unless... - Furious(Houston) 12:17:11 08/21/02 Think about this Ash, simple logic... too simple?>>> - Perffect 12:11:26 08/21/02 Hey thats why the UD pulley adds HP. This IS Z related ;) (n/m) - RROBE99999 12:15:03 08/21/02 uhm i dont think that works, (n/m) - down5hift 12:15:52 08/21/02 Well you are wrong ;). Work on your coordination. (n/m) - Perffect 14:32:30 08/21/02 conservation of angular momentum (n/m) - aliaZ 13:38:01 08/21/02 are you even sure light will slow down when it goes through - down5hift 12:16:51 08/21/02 No it does slow down through a medium that's how a lot - musashisword 16:50:25 08/21/02 Pi is exactly 3! Flavin. (n/m) - Adam A. 12:19:59 08/21/02 3.14 (n/m) - 300Zment (ATL) 12:55:03 08/21/02 3.14............ (n/m) - 300Zment (ATL) 12:55:12 08/21/02 Watch the Simpsons. You'll be better for it. ;) (n/m) - Adam A. 13:04:39 08/21/02 agreed (n/m) - FtMufnMan1 15:32:38 08/21/02 about 3.141592654 and I used to date a girl that was - Aseem 19:23:13 08/21/02 It speeds back up. Same thing with sounds. (n/m) - TTony 12:25:09 08/21/02 It will resume initial v after leaving the matter into the> - Zster (QuickZilver) 12:26:40 08/21/02 If memory serves me right, here is a possible answer... - cmb6s 12:26:51 08/21/02 See what you started Ash! You asked... - Miles (San Antonio, TX) 12:29:47 08/21/02 Receding source of light changes wavelength, not speed - Janders7(KilleenTX) 12:34:01 08/21/02 True, that's the Doppler effect. (n/m) - RezidentEvil 12:46:11 08/21/02 ...and radar guns from doppler shifting uwaves. (n/m) - Aseem 19:25:59 08/21/02 interesting thought...I thought of that back in 5th or 6th>> - z rider 12:55:11 08/21/02 Pretty nice sig. (n/m) - 300Zment (ATL) 12:57:33 08/21/02 Speed of light is always constant.... - Dreggy 13:14:07 08/21/02 Speed of light is not constant. Time is. - Perffect 14:38:29 08/21/02 This is sarcastic, right? Funny if it is, sad if it isn't. (n/m) - Riceburner 14:43:30 08/21/02 Q1 answer = yes, Q2 answer = still travels 299Mms... - presto 13:22:15 08/21/02 To fix your sig, reload the pic up to Street Challenge or - Atti2de 13:26:21 08/21/02 Thanks for the heads-up... - presto 15:10:23 08/21/02 if you want to really think, so some research on antimatter - dragonballz 13:31:36 08/21/02 Theory of relativity....Einstein said... - RSR 14:31:29 08/21/02 Wow... this is some amazing stuff... - Perffect 14:40:09 08/21/02 That's what I was thinking..... Light's speed doesn't change - Riceburner 14:40:35 08/21/02 Correct. With explanations... - Eggman 15:40:59 08/21/02 yes, light picks up speed again>>> - Altersys 14:44:40 08/21/02 heres what i think>> - RuthlessZ 15:29:45 08/21/02 Re: heres what i think>> - tweek59 16:27:41 08/21/02 Answer to both is yes or 299,792,458m/s - Arturo C. 16:23:10 08/21/02 In order for an object to slow down or speed up, there - dilo 17:54:57 08/21/02 Take it from a physicist - Technomancer 18:26:41 08/21/02 Yes, because there is no mass. (n/m) - MugenRacer 23:00:59 08/21/02 Those are some very interesting questions.... - Aseem 19:52:56 08/21/02
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