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Old 06-26-2003, 02:22 AM
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[color=#000000ost_uid0]Now, I know they [iost_uid0]have[/iost_uid0] "slowed" light down to a fraction of its usual velocity in gas chambers (I use quotation marks because they put tiny stop signs on each atom, making the light stop for a fraction of a second at each one. --Of course, if they'd used St. Louis light, I would use the word "slowed" without reservation, because the light would have just coasted through each and every single sign at a minimum of 10 mph :eyeroll:...)[/colorost_uid0]
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