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Constant (Speed of Light)

from Dr G Goes To Space! by Dr G

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Say I want to come and visit you just as fast as I can
Well I know nothing's faster than the speed of light, so maybe that would be my plan
But wait! if I want to go at lightspeed, assuming I have mass
It would take an infinite amount of energy to get me that fast

You see, some unusual things happen at extremely high speeds
Time starts to get wonky and an object's length starts to decrease
Now if you're in a fast-moving spaceship, you wouldn't notice this change
In other words, the laws of physics are invariant within your inertial frame

But the speed of light is constant independent of you
No matter how fast you're travelling, no matter what your point of view
And if it travels in a vacuum you can call it c
Because the speed of light is constant - I'm talking relativity
The speed of light

If you were flying in a spaceship at a high velocity
And I was standing still right here on Earth, waiting for you to come to me
The speed of light would appear the same to us, but there'd be a difference in time
So what would seem like hours from your perspective could feel like days from mine

Say we're in two fast-moving spaceships and we're having a race
You might measure my speed as zero as long as I keep pace
But light is a little bit different because no matter what your speed
Any time that you try to measure it you'll always get the same read

299,792,458 meters per second

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from Dr G Goes To Space!, released June 26, 2019
Mixed and mastered by Pete MacDonald
Lyrics and music by Greg Melchin

Dr G: vocals, theremin, bass, guitar, keyboards, programming

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Dr G is a theremin-playing space geek on a mission to spread the word about science! Merging hooky new wave beats with lyrics explaining science and the natural universe – think Talking Heads fronted by Bill Nye the Science Guy – Dr G creates a sound that is utterly unique, and as educational as it is infectious. ... more

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