Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 11 months agoI can whistle at the speed of soundsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1788arrow-down18
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minus-squareEvil_Shrubbery@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 months agoI mean, any other non-c speed really.
minus-squareGlowstick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 months agoActually, c is the speed of light in a vacuum, but light travels slower through a medium, like air. So lasers shot through air will actually travel slower than c.
minus-squareBassman1805@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months ago(For anyone curious, the speed of light in earth air is like 99.97% as fast as in vacuum)
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 months agoBunch of nerds in this thread.
minus-squareVilian@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 months agoYou’re in science_memes what did you expected?
I mean, any other non-c speed really.
Actually, c is the speed of light in a vacuum, but light travels slower through a medium, like air. So lasers shot through air will actually travel slower than c.
(For anyone curious, the speed of light in earth air is like 99.97% as fast as in vacuum)
Bunch of nerds in this thread.
You’re in science_memes what did you expected?
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