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On Sun, 08 Dec 1996 19:30:17 -0600, "Jason C. Wenger"
<jwe...@clinton.net> wrote:

>>>>>> Does darkness travel at the speed of light?
>>>>>
>>>>>In all likeliness, darkness will never actually exist, as the
>>>>>probablility of finding an area with absolutely no photons is very small.
>>>>
>>>>What about the dark side of the moon??
>>>
>>>The dark side of the moon is
>>> (a) illuminated by other stars, reflection from other planets, etc.
>
>>So you are saying darkness will never exist? What is darkness, except
>>the absence of light? Darkness can be man made. i.e. a sealed room
>>with no cracks for light. Yet I would think sooner or later you could
>>adapt to this environment.Therefor darkness could have a speed? Is
>>this too unrational?
>
>Yes, you could CREATE darkness, but then this area has a solid border,
>and is also not moving at the true speed of darkness, but whatever speed
>that the box is moving.  Thus, you need to measure the speed of darkness
>in areas withought borders, but how do define darkness?  Do you say "the
>area between photons"?  If so, then the entire universe consists of
>darkness, except for precise areas in which a photon is actually
>contained at that particular moment.  Only by finding a large area,
>completely devoid of photons, and moving at its own speed, not the speed
>of the container which is is in, can you measure the speed of darkness. 
>Actually, as darkness is defined as a "nothing", it IS impossible to
>measure the speed of it, but you CAN measure the speed at which the
>border of the darkness travels.
>
>Hope this "enlightens" you. <g>
>
Actually if you gathered all the photons into one place you would find
that they take up a very small amount of the universe. therefore the
majority of the universe is dark! As to measuring the speed of
darkness, it can not be done because in darkness you can't read the
meter <Grin>. I say that the stars are ABSORBING (sp?)  Darkness..
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