The speed of light
Feb 9, 2018 19:46:50 #
It only took 14 years for my jeep to travel the distance that light travels in one second.
Feb 9, 2018 19:54:52 #
When I was younger I was very fast. I could turn off the light and get in bed before the room was dark.
Feb 9, 2018 20:09:54 #
Technology has advanced. Some of the modern LED bulbs produce very slow light. It takes 1/4-1/2 second after I turn the switch before the room is lit up.
Feb 9, 2018 20:16:41 #
Feb 9, 2018 20:38:06 #
That is momentous.
--Bob
--Bob
pipesgt wrote:
It only took 14 years for my jeep to travel the distance that light travels in one second.
Feb 9, 2018 21:09:21 #
pipesgt wrote:
It only took 14 years for my jeep to travel the distance that light travels in one second.
Dang that's close. The actual speed of light is 186,282 MPH. (https://www.space.com/15830-light-speed.html)
Make a few more trips to the store.
Feb 10, 2018 06:11:20 #
Hal81 wrote:
When I was younger I was very fast. I could turn off the light and get in bed before the room was dark.
Me too; especially in a room that was supposed to be haunted!
Feb 10, 2018 06:37:34 #
pipesgt wrote:
It only took 14 years for my jeep to travel the distance that light travels in one second.
No distracted driver laws in Florida?
This photo shows that "Maybe" there should be.
Feb 10, 2018 07:14:06 #
Joe Blow wrote:
Dang that's close. The actual speed of light is 186,282 MPH. (https://www.space.com/15830-light-speed.html)
Make a few more trips to the store.
Make a few more trips to the store.
It's a tad bit faster than that, change the Mile Per Hour to Miles Per Second. I figure about 3,600 times faster, but who's counting?
Enjoy the weekend!
~Lee
Feb 10, 2018 07:50:33 #
Feb 10, 2018 08:03:36 #
pipesgt wrote:
It only took 14 years for my jeep to travel the distance that light travels in one second.
the speed of light has it going a distance of approximately seven times around the earth in one second. I can almost wrap my head around that.
Feb 10, 2018 09:26:07 #
fergmark wrote:
Well, it takes it 8 minutes to get to Earth from the Sun.the speed of light has it going a distance of approximately seven times around the earth in one second. I can almost wrap my head around that.
Feb 10, 2018 09:51:00 #
Feb 10, 2018 10:19:25 #
nospambob wrote:
Guess this explains why Jeeps cannot outrun radar guns ....
LMAO š
Feb 10, 2018 10:30:09 #
Jerry Green
Loc: Huntsville, AL
Hal81 wrote:
When I was younger I was very fast. I could turn off the light and get in bed before the room was dark.
The speed of dark must be slower than the speed of light.
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