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[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (8 children)
[–] Edge004@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago (5 children)

The medium that the laser goes through could slow it down, but it would still be insanely fast.

[–] dave@feddit.uk 23 points 1 year ago (4 children)

It would also still be the speed of light. Always is, unless you specify ‘in a vacuum’ every time.

[–] kuberoot@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago

The real fun starts when things move faster than the speed of light, that's when you get Cherenkov radiation!

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