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I thought he was referring to observing objects moving at the speed of light (in this case, electrons around an atom) and why they can appear to have different speeds (the difference between measured and theoretical). I then stated that this can be explained using the uncertainty principle...

I wasn't referring to relativity, and neither was he if I read his post correctly. For reference:

Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle

Thanks for your insight. :) Btw, it's not NASA...but I don't want this to turn into a guessing game.

Pretty much this. I anticipate I will graduate with a 4.7 GPA (1 semester and 3 weeks) and I cba to apply to any Ivies. My GPA is too low for them.

To answer your question simply, the speed of light(or how fast it [i]appears[i] to be travelling) is always uniform in a vacuum. The only instance that I can recall when "something" can travel greater than the speed of light (ignoring CERN) is by comparing two polar-opposite sides of the...

Scenario 1: In this case, sound acts much like light in regards to the double split experiment. Sound -> crack in door. A new origin of the sound is created, and the process is repeated until the waves of sound are eventually deflected by particles in the air and the sound dissipates. Scenario...

I am currently a senior in high school, have a great interest in physics and have taken a physics class or physics-related class all four years. I have applied early to UC Berkeley, and regardless of whether I get in or not (although I have a larger chance than most, due to a specialized...