Speed of Light getting slower?

Zarathustra · Aug 11, 2002, 02:43 AM

Supposedly a team of scientists have proven that the speed of light has been changing over time! Basically they are saying it was almost infinite at the time of the Big Bang and has been getting progressively slower ever since. Could you imagine what happened if c was no longer constant?!?!?

Aug 11, 2002, 02:45 AM

interesting topic.... now where did I put that beer

kinetic · Aug 11, 2002, 04:17 AM

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Originally posted by Zarathustra
Supposedly a team of scientists have proven that the speed of light has been changing over time! Basically they are saying it was almost infinite at the time of the Big Bang and has been getting progressively slower ever since. Could you imagine what happened if c was no longer constant?!?!?

If this is true does it mean that I'll be able to hit the light switch and get in bed before it goes dark?

sinjin · Aug 11, 2002, 05:27 AM

so your saying something might happen when i get my car up to 88mph?

oh a slightly related note: popping a water balloon at zero gravity

Necrosis · Aug 11, 2002, 09:47 AM

What it simply means is the universe is getting fat, so it will be slower. Get it?

Zarathustra · Aug 11, 2002, 10:22 AM

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Originally posted by sinjin
so your saying something might happen when i get my car up to 88mph?

oh a slightly related note: popping a water balloon at zero gravity

Yes but only if you are driving a Delorean

And yes saw that balloon before and it's still cool

~~Sourcer_2002~~ · Aug 11, 2002, 10:34 AM

dude that was tight movie(s) and the ride at universal studios was badass too

Layden · Aug 11, 2002, 06:13 PM

So, if the speed of light is getting slower, does that explain why it feels to me that the years are passing by more quickly now?

Or is that just because I'm becoming an old git?

Zarathustra · Aug 12, 2002, 05:06 AM

No it's probably because our attention spans are getting smaller and smaller