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Darkness doesn't have a speed. What you are seeing is the light leaving.
You could say it's the same as the speed of light but it's really just your perception that darkness is moving but it's really the absence of light.
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FranDark is defined as the absence of light. Therefore, it moves just as quickly as light, away from the light. The speed of light IS variable, it is NOT a constant.
The universe consists only of space, mass and energy. The word 'speed' is applicable only to mass (solid, liquid, or gas) or energy (heat, light, electromagnetic waves, etc.). Darkness is not a mass nor energy, so the word speed cannot be applied to darkness.
- Darkness is the absence of light. There is no speed of darkness.
- I guess you could say that darkness "arrives" when light departs. So the speed that light "leaves" the observed space would be the speed of darkness; meaning the speed of darkness would be the speed of light, about 3.00 × 108 m/s. The same reasoning is behind the statement "there is no 'cold,' only the absence of heat."
- I think the contributor is asking a joke or riddle - a play on "the speed of light."
- There is a "Speed of Darkness". It is the fifth studio album by the Celtic Punk band Flogging Molly. It was released May 31, 2011.
- According to the Discworld series of books by Terry Pratchett, Darkness is faster than the speed of light as no matter how fast light tries to get there, darkness always got there first.
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What is the name of the God of Darkness?
The God of Darkness is often referred to as Angra Mainyu in Zoroastrianism.
Are the daylight and darkness in September are nearest to the hours of daylight and darkness in November?
No, the hours of daylight and darkness in September are closer to those of March, while November has shorter daylight hours and longer periods of darkness as it approaches the winter solstice.
When light come into a room can darkness ever overcome the light?
No, darkness cannot overcome light. Light always overcomes darkness because light is the presence of photons and darkness is the absence of photons. Once light is present, darkness disappears.
How the darkness could would someday sink behind the sun?
The darkness will sink behind the sun when the rotation of the Earth brings the sunlight to that part of the world, causing the darkness to recede. This cycle of darkness giving way to light occurs daily as the Earth rotates on its axis, creating day and night.
Why do you prefer darkness over light?
I do not have personal preferences as I am a computer program. However, some people may prefer darkness over light for reasons such as finding it comforting, calming, or conducive to relaxation.
