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E9.5 C - The Challenge of Measuring One-Way Light Speed. Ask Us Whatever.

In this eye-opening episode, Joe Sorge explores one of the most persistent challenges in modern physics: whether a one-way measurement of light speed can ever be detected on Earth. Building on concepts from earlier episodes, Joe examines the Mach-Zehnder interferometer - an elegant device long hoped to reveal directional differences in the speed of light. By placing a refractive medium in only one of the light paths, physicists expected Earth’s motion through space to produce shifting interference fringes over a 24-hour rotation cycle. Yet the math tells a different story. Joe shows, step by step, that despite differing refractive indices and Earth’s changing orientation in space, the predicted fringe shift remains unchanged. This surprising result demonstrates why the Mach-Zehnder device, like so many before it, cannot expose light-speed anisotropy, even if such anisotropy exists. But Joe doesn’t stop there, he hints at a bold new experimental idea that may finally settle the debate. If you’re ready to question long-held assumptions and explore the limits of our measurement tools, you won’t want to miss this episode. Like and subscribe to Ask Us Whatever and we’ll see you in the next edition of the special relativity series. If you missed any episodes or want to review a previous episode, find it here or on our website. View this video with a transcript on our website https://askuswhatever.com. Written and Produced by Joe Sorge. Directed and Edited by Sascha Fridberg. Filmed by Sascha Fridberg, Scott McKay Gibson. Visual Effects Director: Jacob Lipsky. 3D Animations and Modeling by Jacob Lipsky. 2D Animations by Bianca Volper, Jacob Lipsky. Music Composed by Andrew Sorge. Theme Music by Scott McKay Gibson. Sound Design by Jacob Lipsky. Sound Mix by Scott McKay Gibson.