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Let us say we are moving behind light at 99%. Light itself will travel
only 1% further in space in any given interval..

That statement is inconsistent with experiment.

*Please elaborate.

Nope, it doesn't.

As I see it it is pretty simple. Light will only move through space a
little bit above matter's 99% motion behind it.

Well, you see, Mitch, it doesn't have anything to do with what you
find sensible or how you see it. Physicists don't check the validity
of what they come up with by *thinking* or judging whether it makes
sense. They check it against experiment.
Fortunately, nature is interesting and we see plenty of stuff that
doesn't make sense at all -- at first. Part of the fun is finding out
enough about what's going on -- through further experiment -- to be
able to piece it together and have it make sense. But when it's pieced
together, it looks a whole lot different than what made sense before.
What made sense before gets *replaced* by a new understanding that is
driven by surprising experimental results that are actually seen in
nature.

So what's surprising here is the *experimental* observation that if
you have something traveling at 99% of c, light *still* takes off at c

I agree it takes of at 100% of the speed of light through space while
behind light you are going at 99% through space.

Nope, you're not getting it.
Someone holds a flashlight and shines light toward Cincinnati. It will
be going at c away from you.
Now you accelerate, chasing after the light, until you are going 99%
of the speed of light with respect the guy with the flashlight.
Now if you measure the speed of the light going toward Cincinnati,
you'll find that it is still going at c with respect to you, not 1% c.

I know this seems weird and counterintuitive, but that is what is seen
*experimentally*. Trying to make sense of that takes more work that
you've put into it so far.

This leaves a 1%
difference through space. Addition of velocities keeps things below
light speed.

from that something, whether you are watching the something go by or
whether you are riding all on the something.

Now there is the trick of figuring out how to make that make sense,
because it sure doesn't make sense at first blush.

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If you can follow light at 99% then light only goes 1% more into the
distance.
See that?

Of course it's logical. It's also wrong. It doesn't match experiment.

What experiment?

Time of flight of photons from decaying pi-zeros with nonzero
momentum. That's one. There are at least a half dozen others. Do you
know how to look this experiment up in the library?

From my point of view this is just word salad. There is no proof here.

Proof doesn't come here. It comes in experimental evidence.

What is the evidence?

You don't say what that is and I am not going on a wild goose chase
when you need to show it.

No, I don't need to show it.

If you cannot show it yourself I don't think you *even know it.

Show me where I am wrong.

Now the more delicate trolling has descended to 3rd-grade double-dog-
dare-style baiting. Sorry, Mike, that isn't really motivational to
grown-ups.


I am pointing you to it. I have no
obligation to force-feed you anything until you cry "uncle". Either
you're interested in finding out about it or you're not. If you are,
you'll take my pointer and go investigate. If you're not, then I'd be
wasting my time trying to convince you.

PD

Fess up or shut up.
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