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Re: Lightspeed constant...

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From: jl...
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 00:00
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"John M. Aldrich" <figh...@cs.com> wrote:

>Of course, there is no known way to
>slow down or speed up a photon.

Yes, there is. Hold a glass container filled with water in front of
it.
That is, I THINK that's a way to do it. Sound travels faster than
light under water, so I'm assuming that the light slows down.
				
				Patrick
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From: jl...@internetMCI.com
Subject: Re: Lightspeed constant...
Date: 1996/12/17
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