I'm afraid that I have only caught the tail end of the thread on the speed
of dark. My ignorance, however, does not prevent me from contributing a
piece passed to me by a relative. It looks like it might be relevant.
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The Dark Sucker Theory
For years, it has been believed that electric bulbs
emit light, but recent information has proved otherwise.
Electric bulbs don't emit light; they suck dark. Thus,
we call these bulbs Dark Suckers. The Dark Sucker Theory
and the existence of dark suckers prove that dark has
mass and is heavier than light.
First, the basis of the Dark Sucker Theory is that
electric bulbs suck dark. For example, take the Dark Sucker
in the room you are in. There is much less dark right next
to it than there is elsewhere. The larger the Dark Sucker,
the greater its capacity to suck dark. Dark Suckers in the
parking lot have a much greater capacity to suck dark
than the ones in this room
So with all things, Dark Suckers don't last forever.
Once they are full of dark, they can no longer suck. This
is proven by the dark spot on a full Dark Sucker
A candle is a primitive Dark Sucker. A new candle
has a white wick. You can see that after the first use,
the wick turns black, representing all the dark that has
been sucked into it. If you put a pencil next to the wick
of an operating candle, it will turn black. This is because
it got in the way of the dark flowing into the candle.
One of the disadvantages of these primitive Dark Suckers is
their limited range.
There are also portable Dark Suckers. In these,
the bulbs can't handle all the dark by themselves and must
be aided by a Dark Storage Unit. When the Dark Storage Unit
is full, it must be either emptied or replaced before the
portable Dark Sucker can operate again.
Dark has mass. When dark goes into a Dark Sucker,
friction from the mass generates heat. Thus, it is not
wise to touch an operating Dark Sucker. Candles present
a special problem as the mass must travel into a solid wick
instead of through clear glass. This generates a great
amount of heat and therefore it's not wise to touch an
operating candle.
Also, dark is heavier than light. If you were to;
swim just below the surface of the lake, you would see a lot
of light. If you were to slowly swim deeper and deeper,
you would notice it getting darker and darker. When you
get really deep, you would be in total darkness. This
is because the heavier dark sinks to the bottom of the
lake and the lighter light floats at the top. This why
it is called light.
Finally, we must prove that dark is faster than light.
If you were to stand in a lit room in front of a closed,
dark closet, and slowly opened the closet door, you would see
the light slowly enter the closet. But since dark is so fast,
you would not be able to see the dark leave the closet.
Next time you see an electric bulb, remember that it is
a Dark Sucker.
