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An immortal fumble by Mike (aka Eleatis aka Bill Smith aka Undeniable) (11-Nov-2006)

(C) Mike
> Measure distance.

Ops, how do we measure distance? Ok, God wrote the Ten Commandments on
a 1 meter plate we can use as standard. Let's get serious and expose
the trick.

> Divide distance by time

Obviously, since the assumed value of c is used in principle to measure
the distance in the first place then:

v you measure = (c x T) / t  where T is the time used in determing the
distance and t the time measured from the oscilloscope.

But T = t no matter what because the same method and same instrument
was used to determine the distance in the first place.

Thus, you will always get the assumed value of c for the distance
measurement no matter what.

THE TRICK: You always get the assumed c no matter what. That is the
trick. c is implicit in all distance measurements. Nice trick.

Find a standard distance that will not be measured based on an
assumption about the speed of light value c and SR goes out of the
window in a fanto second.

MEASURING c THAT WAY WILL ALWAYS PRODUCE c NOT MATTER WHAT THE
ASSUMMED VALUE IS AND IT IS MORE THAN A TRICK. IT IS A  RED HERRING
FROM THE REAL ISSUE: C IS SPEED OF SOURCE DEPENDENT.

Now, SRists, I understand your panic. Shortly, I will reveal a method
and apparatus for measuring the speed of light and prove that it is
equal to c+v, where v is the speed of the source. It is quite easy if
the trick is removed and the magic is exposed.

Also, anyone here who understands the trick I JUST exposed can use it
as a basis for devising their own test provided they quote me. 

(C) Mike
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http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/meter.html