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marcellus23
on March 26, 2025
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Why is C the symbol for the speed of light? (2004)
Well, it has to be _some_ value, right? I mean, if we were in a universe where it was 20% greater, you would be asking the same questions.
belter
on March 27, 2025
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No, the point is that if it was 20% bigger we would not be here to ask those questions :-) Stars fusion or weak atomic interactions would not work. Maybe Hari Seldon decided....
marcellus23
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But you said in your comment that "it could be plus or minus 20% a different value, and the current Universe would still be feasible"
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