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If light travels in a wave, couldn't we "speed it up" by making it travel in a straight line?
 
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Can you do that with sound, or any wave? Sorry, but the idea doesn't really make sense (and light isn't really a wave anyway).
 
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If light travels in a wave, couldn't we "speed it up" by making it travel in a straight line?
The waves are variations in the field vectors, not wiggles in the position
 
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