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Why doesn't the speed of light increase in this situation?

Physics

Let's say you have a vehicle that is moving at 60 MPH. If you shine a beam of light in the same direction as the car is traveling, the beam of light will move at 299,792,458 meters per second (speed of light), not (299,792,458) + 60MPH. Why doesn't the speed increase by 60 MPH? Does inertia have no affect on the speed of light?

Is it possible that we can use this information in future technology?

Posted Jun 24, 2012, 12:11 AM UTC

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