Why the Speed of Light Is Actually Horribly Slow

Reactive Substrate Theory (RST) and Mainstream Physics: A Unified Interpretation Through Four Key Videos

Introduction

Reactive Substrate Theory (RST) proposes that what we call spacetime, aether, dark matter, and the physical void are not separate concepts but different names for the same continuous physical medium: the Substrate. This Substrate is a tension-bearing field whose oscillations, resonances, and distortions manifest as particles, forces, geometry, and energy.

The following four videos each explore ideas that align—sometimes surprisingly closely—with RST’s core principles. This article compares their mainstream explanations with the RST framework, showing how RST absorbs and unifies these concepts into a single physical ontology.

1. Why the Speed of Light Is Actually Horribly Slow

RST Interpretation

This video argues that the speed of light is not “fast” in any absolute sense—it is simply the fastest speed allowed by the structure of spacetime. RST agrees, but adds a deeper layer: the speed of light is the natural wave speed of the Substrate itself. Light is not a separate entity; it is a small-amplitude oscillation of the Substrate.

Thus, c is not a cosmic speed limit—it is the elastic response speed of the Substrate.

2. A Mind-Blowing Explanation of the Speed of Light

RST Interpretation

This video explains that the speed of light emerges from the electromagnetic properties of the vacuum. RST agrees—but clarifies that the “vacuum” is not empty. It is the Substrate, a real physical medium whose tension determines the propagation speed of waves.

In RST, the vacuum is the Substrate, and its tension-geometry defines the behavior of light, gravity, and matter.

3. Are Electrons Made of Light? (Williamson–Van der Mark Model)

RST Interpretation

This video proposes that electrons may be “bound photons”—self-confined electromagnetic waves. RST agrees with the geometry but goes deeper: both electrons and photons are resonance patterns of the Substrate.

  • Photons = traveling Substrate waves
  • Electrons = self-looped, stable Substrate resonances

Thus, the electron is not “made of light”—both are made of the Substrate.

4. The Speed of Light, Explained Slowly

RST Interpretation

This video shows that the speed of light is determined by the vacuum’s electromagnetic constants. RST interprets these constants as emergent properties of Substrate tension. The Substrate’s stiffness and inertia define the wave speed, just as in any physical medium.

In RST, light is a Substrate wave, and its speed is the Substrate’s natural propagation rate.

The RST Wave Equation

∂²S/∂t²  −  c² ∇²S  =  J(x,t)

Breakdown of Terms

  • S(x,t) — Substrate tension field. Represents the physical state of the Substrate at each point.
  • ∂²S/∂t² — Acceleration of Substrate tension over time.
  • ∇²S — Spatial curvature of tension (how tension varies across space).
  • c — Natural wave speed of the Substrate (appears as the speed of light).
  • J(x,t) — Source term (resonances, interactions, or disturbances).

This equation describes how tension waves propagate through the Substrate. In the small-amplitude regime, these waves appear to us as photons, gravitational waves, and other field excitations.

Glossary of RST Concepts

  • Substrate — Substrate — The single, continuous physical medium whose tension‑geometry constitutes what is conventionally called spacetime. Spacetime is not separate from the Substrate; it is the Substrate’s geometric expression. All physical phenomena (matter, fields, gravity, radiation) are modes of Substrate tension and resonance.
  • Tension — The fundamental physical quantity of the Substrate; determines geometry and dynamics.
  • Resonance — A stable oscillation pattern in the Substrate; appears as matter.
  • Photon — A traveling Substrate wave.
  • Electron — A self-looped, stable Substrate resonance.
  • Dark Matter — Non-radiating tension-geometry of the Substrate.
  • Void — Substrate in its lowest-tension state; not empty.
  • c — The Substrate’s natural wave speed; appears as the speed of light.

Conclusion

Each of the four videos explores a different aspect of mainstream physics: the speed of light, the nature of the vacuum, and the structure of particles. RST unifies all of these ideas by identifying spacetime, aether, dark matter, and the vacuum as the same physical medium: the Substrate. Light, electrons, and gravitational effects are simply different modes of Substrate tension.

In this unified ontology, the universe is not built from separate ingredients—it is a single medium expressing itself through waves, resonances, and geometry.

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