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Could there be other "senses" that we simply aren't aware of due to not having organs that process them?

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Does light moving more slowly through different mediums, like water, have any implications for time or relativity?

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When light is trapped in a black hole, does the gravity of the black hole cause light to slow down in it's moving through spacetime, or is it moving the same speed while spacetime itself cascades in to the black hole like a waterfall?

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Would it take light from the center of VY Canis Majoris nearly 1/6th of the star's lifetime to reach its edge and escape?

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If it takes light roughly a million years for the particles to escape the sun, would it take billions of years (aroumd 15% of a star's lifetime) to escape VY Canis Majoris?

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If your body loses salt and water when you sweat, why does salt water dehydrate you instead of replenishing you?

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Could there be other "senses" that we simply aren't aware of due to not having organs that process them?	1
Does light moving more slowly through different mediums, like water, have any implications for time or relativity?	1
When light is trapped in a black hole, does the gravity of the black hole cause light to slow down in it's moving through spacetime, or is it moving the same speed while spacetime itself cascades in to the black hole like a waterfall?	1
Would it take light from the center of VY Canis Majoris nearly 1/6th of the star's lifetime to reach its edge and escape?	1
If it takes light roughly a million years for the particles to escape the sun, would it take billions of years (aroumd 15% of a star's lifetime) to escape VY Canis Majoris?	1
If your body loses salt and water when you sweat, why does salt water dehydrate you instead of replenishing you?	1