(May 30, 2014 at 12:53 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote:(May 30, 2014 at 12:47 pm)Cato Wrote: Would also imply that the speed of light is not constant.
From a certain perspective, yes. The meter is definitially the distance light travels in (mumble) fraction of a second. The OP said the meter is becoming smaller which seems to imply that light would still travel between point A and B in the same amount of time. This is the point where I decided to get back to my nap.
If the absolute distance decreases despite the fact we still call it a meter, transit time would also have to decrease to keep speed constant.