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Johnleo Posted 16 years ago
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Could you please explain this sentence?
Light zips along at the actual “speed of light”, faster than which nothing can go, only when it is travelling through a vacuum.
I don't quite understand the "faster than which nothing can go" part. Thank you.
I don't quite understand the "faster than which nothing can go" part. Thank you.
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Johnleo I don't quite understand the "faster than which nothing can go" part It means that nothing is faster than the speed of light.
- Johnleo I don't quite understand the "faster than which nothing can go" part It means that nothing is faster than the speed of light.
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JohnleoI don't quite understand the "faster than which nothing can go" part
It means that nothing is faster than the speed of light.
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So my interpretation of the sentence is "only when light is travelling through a vaccum that nothing can be faster than it". Is that correct? Thank you.
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Hi,
So my interpretation of the sentence is "only when light is travelling through a vaccum that nothing can be faster than it". Is that correct?
No, not really. Here's how I see the meaning.
Light zips along at the actual “speed of light” only when it is travelling through a vacuum.
By the way, nothing can go faster than the actual speed of light.
So my interpretation of the sentence is "only when light is travelling through a vaccum that nothing can be faster than it". Is that correct?
No, not really. Here's how I see the meaning.
Light zips along at the actual “speed of light” only when it is travelling through a vacuum.
By the way, nothing can go faster than the actual speed of light.
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