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[Baron Von Spongebob]

If the speed of light is 186,00 miles per second..

Whats the speed of dark.. :-/

[davlad22]

now that is a gooooood question  :-?

Now I am going to be unable to sleep tonight you git  :-/

[MikeDundee]

Well it is faster than the speed of light .........but how fast? :-?

[Markjay]

That's deep, man, that's really deep....

[Jimmy]

Darkness is simply the absence of any light, so it does not really have a speed.

If you really wanted to attribute a speed to it, then it would be the same as that of retreating light;

ie the speed of darkness = the speed of light.

[STMO123]

Fascinating subject. The light travelling from the sun (at 186000 miles per sec) takes approx 4 minutes to cover the 93000000 miles to earth. Therefore, when we look at the sun, we are actually seeing it where it was 4 minutes ago. So, if the nearest star is 10 light years away, we are actually seeing that where it was ten years ago.

A star could explode and cease to exist and we wouldn't know about it for years!

[Entwood]

check of maths reqd    light from the sun takes a little over 8 minutes to reach the earth  

Aphelion (largest distance) = 152,500,000 m Perhelion (shortest distance ) = 147,500,000 m

Average distance of earth from sun = 150 million kilometres  150,000,000,000 m

Speed of light = 299,792,458 m/s


150,000,000,000/299,792,458 = 500.346 s

500.346/60 = 8.34 minutes or 8 mins 20 secs approx  

.... I'll get me coat ...    

[Danny]

dark is an instant existance

[Grumpy]

I suppose it would depend on how much 'Speed', amongst the other
substances, that Justin Hawkins had flowing round his veins at the
time of measurement.  

Ok, Ok, no need to tell me twice.
I'll get my coat.  

[Danny]

get your coat
get your coat

 

[Taxi_Driver]

Well i had a go with my calculator......using E=MC² , V=IR, and theres 4.54L/Gallon

I came up with nearly 30mph  :-/

[STMO123]

check of maths reqd    light from the sun takes a little over 8 minutes to reach the earth  

Aphelion (largest distance) = 152,500,000 m Perhelion (shortest distance ) = 147,500,000 m

Average distance of earth from sun = 150 million kilometres  150,000,000,000 m

Speed of light = 299,792,458 m/s


150,000,000,000/299,792,458 = 500.346 s

500.346/60 = 8.34 minutes or 8 mins 20 secs approx  

.... I'll get me coat ...    

93000000/186000=500Secs=8.3333Mins.


I stand corrected young fella

[Entwood]

I've not been called "young fella" for many a year ..    !!!!!

but thanks for the thought !!!  

[Baron Von Spongebob]

I've not been called "young fella" for many a year ..    !!!!!

but thanks for the thought !!!  

He must have had a bang on the head   Being polite..

[STMO123]

I've not been called "young fella" for many a year ..    !!!!!

but thanks for the thought !!!  

He must have had a bang on the head   Being polite..

I can be polite when I want to.......c*nt.