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Re: The speed of light is NOT a constant?! A milestone in Physics?

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Originally Posted by dlavery
OK, so if the speed of light is not a constant, then that means that the speed of other forms of electromagnetic radiation are also not constant. Thus, radar - both emitted and reflected - does not travel at a constant speed. Therefore, radar cannot really be calibrated against a known constant - because there is no known constant.

I think I just found a defense for my next speeding ticket...

-dave
Dang, I guess some clever engineer will have to develop a method of detecting Dave's velocity components in the other six dimensions -- only then can his excessive speed be confirmed by measurement against an invariant standard.
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I believe in intuition and inspiration. Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution. It is, strictly speaking, a real factor in scientific research.
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