We know the speed of light. A while back I posed the deep question “What is the speed of Dark?” Here are a few of the responses I have received to date. These replies demonstrate the keen insight and critical thinking ability of my readers.
“The speed of dark is really fast but disappears completely in the speed of light!”…G
“Since the speed of light is 186,000 miles per second (if memory serves–I got into UCSD but didn’t get out, if you know what I mean) I would have to imagine that the speed of dark is the same. If you turn on a flashlight the light goes out just as fast as it would stop. Actually, that made my brain hurt. I think I’ll take a nap.”…SK
“The speed of dark would be at the same rate of speed the last ray of light passes an object or (if we were talking about turning off a lamp in a room) at the speed of the last ray of light hitting the wall. Dark trails behind light at the exact same rate. Therefore my answer to the question of what is the speed of dark would be: 299,792,458 meters per second. Do I win a prize?”…JF
So, Deep Thinkers, send me your answer to the question “What is the Speed of Dark?” tj@tjknowles.com