10 Mind-Blowing Facts About the Universe

10. Light Can Be Slowed Down

In a vacuum, light travels at 300,000 km per second.

But when light passes through materials:

• Water → slower
• Glass → even slower
• Diamond → much slower

In a special lab-made state called Bose–Einstein Condensate, light can slow down to just a few meters per second.

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