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

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Sitting in glass does not alter your perception of time because relativity is based on the speed of light in a vacuum, not in other mediums like glass. The speed of light in glass is slower, but this does not affect time dilation experienced by an observer. Time perception is consistent regardless of the medium surrounding an individual. Therefore, being in a block of glass does not slow down time for you. Understanding these principles of relativity clarifies the misconception about light speed and time perception.
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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??


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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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