You Are Traveling at the Speed of Light Right Now

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You've probably heard the rule that you cannot travel faster than the speed of light (in a vacuum). And this is true.
You may also have heard that you cannot travel precisely AT the speed of light. But this is false...because you are, in fact, ALWAYS traveling at c. Good ol' Relativity can explain why.

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Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/e/2PACX-1vTMGlt8e2TPezW44m9CBCuh-LjGWCJs-1-nxGphxUgPiAr-9xbgdIr6GzkCWmGnpzZBseESbGwch3FA/pub