why is the speed of light measured in meters per seconds????

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ragingsquirrel · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

I think you misread my question

ragingsquirrel · Answer

ooops... one sec

anonymous · Answer

Most of physics uses metric units

anonymous · Answer

Because meters and seconds are our standard units of measurement. We have a universal method for determining what constitutes a meter (distance light travels in a certain amount of time in vacuum) and a second (some oscillating function of a cesium atom) that will be true no matter where in the universe we are.

Because meters and seconds are determinable anywhere, we use them as our scientific standard.

anonymous · Answer

Presumably, I could also answer your question by saying because velocity is measured as distance over time, but I don't think you were asking that.

phi · Answer

because furlongs per fortnight is too hard to say

anonymous · Answer

haha