Measuring the speed of light the old fashioned way

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Fascinating videos like this really bring home just how finite the speed of light is, even on the scale of just 4 miles that's used here to measure it for fun.

Uber nerd AlphaPhoenix shows how it's done the Hippolyte Fizeau way, an experiment devised waaay back in 1849!

 
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