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[–] OfCourseNot@fedia.io 43 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Gamma rays do travel faster than light through some media, but obviously not faster than c, the speed of light in a vacuum.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 20 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Well yeah, the media was that one kid's 7th grade science book

[–] adarza@piefed.ca 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

by my grade 7, i had already learned all about dalkon shield and iuds, silicone breast implants and their risks, rely tampons and toxic shock syndrome, roe v wade, aids and homosexuality......

that was just the sex ed units from the regular nightly news.

[–] Orygin@sh.itjust.works 4 points 12 hours ago

Gamma rays are photons like light no? Is the speed in a medium related to its energy/frequency? Or am I misunderstanding something