posted July 31, 2005 03:15 AM         

then perhaps this would follow:
if your friend threw a ball at 12.00 noon at you (according to your friend's clock (and your's as well.. since they both are synchronised))...
(suppose the velocity of light is 2 km per hour and suppose the separation between you and your friend is 2 kms)
then as soon as the ball would be released by your friend's hand , a ray of light coming from the ball (actually only being reflected by the ball ..but originating from the sun) ... would come towards your eyes with velocity 2 km per hour .. and reach your eyes in 1 hour (since you are 2kms away from him).. .
at that time you shall record the time 1 pm.
so you shall see him throw the ball at 1 pm.

similarly if we keep the velocity of light to its original value (300000000 kms per second)and if we could do things (like throwing a ball etc) .. at say 15000000 kms per second .. then we would obtain the same rsult as described above ..

so that means that it is only because light travels at such a fast speed ie.. 300000000 kilometres per second that we consider it infinite and are able to trust each other otherwise..(ie when one event happens somewhere at 12 noon .. light travels the other place instantaneously to tell the other person that it has happened..)