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by stronglikedan 2506 days ago
> can the reverse happen with space events where light reaches you then something else?

I read that as: Can something come along and snuff us out after we've observed the light wave component of the event, such as a shock wave of some sort?

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>I read that as: Can something come along and snuff us out after we've observed the light wave component of the event, such as a shock wave of some sort?

That is the only way it can happen.