{"id":457,"date":"2018-08-13T11:46:14","date_gmt":"2018-08-13T11:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/accumulationofthings.com\/things\/?p=457"},"modified":"2018-08-13T11:44:54","modified_gmt":"2018-08-13T11:44:54","slug":"the-slowness-of-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accumulationofthings.com\/things\/2018\/08\/13\/the-slowness-of-light\/","title":{"rendered":"The slowness of light"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>[if it&#8217;s too hard to read the words, please click on the images for larger, clearer, versions]<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/accumulationofthings.com\/things\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/universe001.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/accumulationofthings.com\/things\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/universe001-700x557.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"557\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accumulationofthings.com\/things\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/universe001-700x557.gif 700w, https:\/\/accumulationofthings.com\/things\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/universe001-300x239.gif 300w, https:\/\/accumulationofthings.com\/things\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/universe001-768x611.gif 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/accumulationofthings.com\/things\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/universe002.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/accumulationofthings.com\/things\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/universe002-700x529.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"529\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accumulationofthings.com\/things\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/universe002-700x529.gif 700w, https:\/\/accumulationofthings.com\/things\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/universe002-300x227.gif 300w, https:\/\/accumulationofthings.com\/things\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/universe002-768x580.gif 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/accumulationofthings.com\/things\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/universe003.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/accumulationofthings.com\/things\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/universe003-700x509.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"509\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accumulationofthings.com\/things\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/universe003-700x509.gif 700w, https:\/\/accumulationofthings.com\/things\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/universe003-300x218.gif 300w, https:\/\/accumulationofthings.com\/things\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/universe003-768x559.gif 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>__________<\/p>\n<p>Notes:<\/p>\n<p>1. <em>Written on November 1st, 2006<\/em><\/p>\n__________<\/br><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/davidguy\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Support An Accumulation Of Things<\/a><\/h3><i>If you like the things you've read here please consider subscribing to my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/davidguy\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">patreon<\/a> or my <a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/davidnguy\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ko-fi<\/a>. <\/br><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/davidguy\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Patreon subscribers<\/a> get not just early access to content and also the occasional gift, but also my eternal gratitude. 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