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What if the speed of light were slower?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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How to Measure Basical Velocity in General Relativity

The velocity of objects isn't well defined in g r because it requires an arbitrary choice. So you and i could be right next to each other, looking at the same photon, but if you have a different definition of basical velocity than i do, we could get different answers. That's why people say it's not well defined, because there's an infinite number of arbitrary choices you could make that do effect your answer.

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