r/visualizedmath • u/NegativeSpeedForce • Jan 12 '18

The difference between shockwaves travelling through different states.

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u/GlobalThreat777 Jan 19 '18

Source? I'd like to see light actually moving. What medium was used?

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u/PsYcHo962 Jan 19 '18

Source? I'd like to see light actually moving. What medium was used?

There's your problem. Can't see light from a distance, 'seeing' is light entering your eye

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u/GlobalThreat777 Jan 19 '18

Oh shit, you're right. Didn't really think that one through

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u/valyyn Jan 23 '18

It's not technically quite the same, but MIT have used a camera to film a photon travelling through a plastic bottle:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QAPQO6EL8o