what would happen if someone moved at twice the speed of light?

  • Written by: Sam Baron, Associate professor, Australian Catholic University
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I’m curious about what will happen if, hypothetically, someone moves with speed (that is) twice the speed of light? – Devanshi, age 13, Mumbai

what would happen if someone moved at twice the speed of light?

Hi Devanshi! Thanks for this great question.

As far as we know, it’s not possible for a person to move at twice the speed of light. In fact, it’s not possible for any object...

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