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Simple home experiments can successfully measure the speed of light.

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Is it true that simple home experiments can successfully measure the speed of light?

Yes. Multiple studies demonstrate that simple tabletop and educational lab setups can successfully and accurately measure the speed of light.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 3 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

The analysis

Papers 0, 2, and 6 all describe accessible, simplified laboratory or tabletop setups designed to successfully measure the speed of light. No papers refute the claim.

Evidence for · 3
A tabletop experiment for the direct measurement of the speed of light
2008
Demonstrates a tabletop experiment that directly measures the speed of light to a high accuracy using accessible student equipment.
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Aoki, K. & Mitsui, T. (2008). A tabletop experiment for the direct measurement of the speed of light. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2919743

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Measuring the speed of light with a fiber optic kit: An undergraduate experiment
1997
Shows that commercially available kits can be used simply and effectively in educational settings to measure the speed of light in an optical fiber.
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Gülmez, E. (1997). Measuring the speed of light with a fiber optic kit: An undergraduate experiment. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1119/1.18617

An undergraduate laboratory experiment to accurately measure the speed of light
2020
Presents a bench-top laboratory apparatus utilizing a simple digital voltmeter to accurately calculate the speed of light.
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Murray, A. J. (2020). An undergraduate laboratory experiment to accurately measure the speed of light. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6404/ab923f

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