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In this weeks new scientist there was an advert for the following site- www.thefinaltheory.com
Is what they are saying true because it sounds a bit suspicious to me?
For example it states that;
And I know the answer to this and it is not 'impossible according to today's science'.
Is what they are saying true because it sounds a bit suspicious to me?
For example it states that;
Q: It is widely known that light slows down when it enters other media, such as water or glass, which is the reason light bends when it does so, but always travels at the maximum speed of light in free space. But how can light slow down when passing through glass then speed up again once it exits?
A: This is impossible according to today's science. No object in nature can speed up of its own accord after being slowed down. A bullet does not spontaneously speed up after being slowed by passing through a wooden block, so how does a photon of light mysteriously return to its original speed in free space once it exits a glass block? Further, continuously shining a light beam through a glass block will heat it up, creating the further mystery that the light beam actually loses energy as it passes through the glass, yet it still manages to accelerate to its original speed upon exit. Today's science has no explanation for this mysterious everyday occurrence.
And I know the answer to this and it is not 'impossible according to today's science'.
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