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LiberalArkie

(19,916 posts) Wed Oct 22, 2025, 11:08 AM Oct 2025

A laser pointer at 2 billion fps makes the speed of light look... kinda weird

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A laser pointer at 2 billion fps makes the speed of light look... kinda weird (Original Post) LiberalArkie Oct 2025 OP

Absolutely WOW. This is fascinating and will, I hope, encourage more cool science. erronis Oct 2025 #1

Light travels the equiv of 8 times around the earth every second. One light year is a crazy thought. twodogsbarking Oct 2025 #2

erronis

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1. Absolutely WOW. This is fascinating and will, I hope, encourage more cool science.

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Wed Oct 22, 2025, 11:41 AM

Oct 2025

twodogsbarking

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2. Light travels the equiv of 8 times around the earth every second. One light year is a crazy thought.

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Wed Oct 22, 2025, 03:53 PM

Oct 2025

Proxima Centauri: This is the closest star to our Sun, and it is a red dwarf star.
Distance: It is approximately 4.24 light-years from Earth. One light year 6 trillion miles.

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