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Re: Lightspeed constant...

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From: Julio Chou
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 00:00
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jl...@internetMCI.com wrote:
> 
> "Jason C. Wenger" <jwe...@clinton.net> wrote
> 
> >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>
> 
> I read in a book somewhere that darkness, just like coldness, doesn't
> really exist. For example, take heat. Heat is just moving molecules.
> "Coldness" is just the slowing down or the stopping of molecules. So I
> guess darkness doesn't exist either.
> 
> Have a nice day!
> 
> Patrick

No, *IF* you can reach absolute zero then there is coldness. That is
-273c. Every atom stops moving by that temperature. Although,
experiments can only go to about 269 or so.
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Subject: Re: Lightspeed constant...
Date: 1996/12/12
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