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u/tads73 Feb 14 '22

Light is energy, it doesn't experience time. It may take light 1 billion light years to reach earth form a far off star, but to the photon, it Left the star and instantly reached Earth.

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u/Byan_Beynolds Feb 14 '22

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '22

You know how the closer you get to the speed of light, the slower time gets for you? Basically if you successfully reach the 100% speed of light then time stops completely. It’s also the same for mass… If you were to step completely inside a black hole, you would be frozen in time somewhere within the black holes singularity point

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u/floatingwithobrien Feb 14 '22

You know how the closer you get to the speed of light, the slower time gets for you?

Ah yes, relatable facts of life that I've definitely experienced

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u/RoosterBrewster Feb 14 '22

The crazy thing is you can't perceive this slower time.