• Question: How fast is Dark?

    Asked by joshuachan2 to Adam, Amylou, Mark L, Samantha on 15 Jun 2012. This question was also asked by ronanhj.
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      Amy Evans answered on 15 Jun 2012:

      clever question joshuachan2! Even Einstien has made a comment on this question in the past!

      Some people say there is no such thing as dark because dark is just the absence of light. So in that case there is no speed of dark.

      Others say that as darkness is everywhere (until light is shone), dark does not need to move. So in this case the speed of darkness would be 0.

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  • Photo: midnightwalk1

    midnightwalk1 commented on :

    But what about dark matter being in anything with mass could that not be a shadow

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    jbiddles commented on :

    Darkness isn’t a thing, it’s a lack of something, just like dryness is the lack of liquid, cold is the lack of heat and in this case darkness is the lack of light. Say you have a light source, but then switch it off. If you could “see” darkness instantly, see light rays from the side and could slow down time such that you could watch the light rays, you would see darkness “spreading” at the speed of light in that light leaves a given area at, of course, the speed of light.