If anyone is after me for NLG #2 can you email me at
Andrew.Bean_at_anu.edu.au
Speed of c / sound:
John Hughes suggsts mythic reasons about why the speed of sound may be
faster than that of light. Being a physicist I think it is fine so long
as you increase the speed of sound to be above that of light rather than
slowing light down too much. At the Gloranthan experimental level you
won't see much difference anyway. Except for the lightning and thunder
level. But if you slow light down too much you could get the effect of
hearing the crackle of bushes before seeing the ambushers leap out.
If the speeds are roughly similar but with sound slighlty faster it is only over distances of several key-miles that differences will manifest but reality as we expect it won't change to dramatically in unexpected ways.
Cheers, Andrew
PS Any more Tinglet or Deville stories out there ? I was really enjoying
both (although for different reasons :-)).
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