# Light vs Sound **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 6, 2010, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-vs-sound/552734 "2010-09-06T01:20:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-vs-sound/552734/21 "2010-09-06T23:37:48Z")
> [@Turek](#): > > Wait … I thought you were Spartacus. 😕 No, **I** am Spartacus! ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2010, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-vs-sound/552734/22 "2010-09-07T03:40:48Z")
> [@scorpio5169](#): > > Does light being faster than sound have any bearing on people appearing bright until they speak? Good one! And hey, how come we park on driveways and drive on parkways? Didja hear about the [pejorative term for a minority group member] who starved to death waiting for the STOP sign to turn to GO? And try the shrimp - it’s been here all week! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2010, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-vs-sound/552734/23 "2010-09-07T05:18:03Z")
Light is the fastest thing in the universe. But sound is louder. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2010, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-vs-sound/552734/24 "2010-09-07T08:51:20Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > Light is the fastest thing in the universe. But sound is louder. Nah, dark is clearly faster. Every time light tries to go somewhere, it turns out dark was there first. ---
**Author:** ![Walther\_Ego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Walther\_Ego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walther_Ego)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2010, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-vs-sound/552734/25 "2010-09-07T09:47:17Z")
> [@outlierrn](#): > > > [@samclem](#): > > > > Why can’t I be both? > > I dunno, wouldn’t a prescient Spartacus have come to a better end? That would be an omnipotent Spartacus. ---
**Author:** ![akennett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee59a6/32.png) [@akennett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/akennett)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2010, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-vs-sound/552734/26 "2010-09-07T10:28:08Z")
Could an omnipotent Spartacus build a slave army so large that even he couldn’t lead it? ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2010, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-vs-sound/552734/27 "2010-09-07T12:49:06Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > Light is the fastest thing in the universe. But sound is louder. But in space, no one can hear you scream, so you’ll always appear bright. ---
**Author:** ![scorpio5169](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e480ec/32.png) [@scorpio5169](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scorpio5169)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2010, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-vs-sound/552734/28 "2010-09-07T23:47:40Z")
I cannot help but appreciate this comment. Nicely done. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/light-vs-sound/552734.md?page=1)