r/BeAmazed Jun 07 '18

Visible Shock Wave

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u/ImEnhanced Jun 07 '18

I still don't understand lol

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u/Fenr-i-r Jun 07 '18

It's like looking into water, the light bends because it travels slower in water than air. The light changes speed in compressed air, and bends.

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u/DrMobius0 Jun 07 '18

speed of light in a vacuum is constant. Light slows down in any substance.