Does Sitting in Glass Alter Your Perception of Time Due to Light Speed?

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The discussion centers on the misconception that sitting in glass affects the perception of time due to the speed of light. Participants clarify that it is the speed of light in a vacuum, approximately 299,792 kilometers per second, that is relevant in the context of relativity, not the speed of light in different mediums like glass or air. The consensus is that time perception remains unchanged regardless of the medium surrounding an observer.

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  • Knowledge of the speed of light in a vacuum
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  • Basic concepts of time perception in physics
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probably a stupid question, but that's what I'm there for...

if light travels slower through glass than through air or vacuum, would time be going slower for me if i were sitting in a block of glass??


thanks.
cucumber.
 
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No, it's the speed of light in a vacuum that matter's in relativity (infact you can completely forget about c being the speed of light in a vacuum as that is really just one of the physical values that it relates to) and not the speed of light through some medium.
 

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