Re: speed of light?

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From: Yuan LIU
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 00:00

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Nice thinking.  But if you look closely at the statement, it says that the
"speed" of light, not the velocity of light, is a constant.  And, unlike a
particle, a wave doesn't stop to change direction.

Yuan Liu
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/yliu/acoustics.html

Robert Kaufman (robert.kaufman@sympatico.ca) wrote:
: If the speed of light is constant what happens when you look in a mirror? 
: Doesn't the light have to STOP when it hits the mirror before it changes
: direction and fis reflected back to you?

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