• Question: What is the speed of light

    Asked by 228radg38 to Pip on 8 Nov 2016.
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      Pip Millington answered on 8 Nov 2016:

      The speed of light is 299,792,458 m/s, or about 670,616,629 mph. To put it into context, light does the 100m about 30 million times faster than Usain Bolt. The really interesting thing about the speed of light is that nothing can travel more quickly. That’s the max!

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