If it is impossible to reach the speed of light how is it that light travels as fast as it does?

Question

I understand that it is impossible to reach the speed of light because to do so would, essentially, require an infite amount of energy. If it is impossible to reach the speed of light how is it that light itself can travel at the speed of light? Where does that energy come from?

Answer 1

The light speed traditional spoke of is the natural emission of light. As gravitation forces pull on photons, are they no longer light when it no longer travels the traditional speed of light? No light would hit the Earth if that was the case.

All matter in existence is physically connected. Because of this reality signals can be sent anywhere instantly, which is much faster than light.

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P.S. I saw some of the other answers. Photons do have mass, or how could they be pulled into a black hole?

Answer 2

Try this. All objects with zero rest mass travel at light speed relative to everything else in the universe. It's hard to exist with zero rest mass at sub-light speeds, since then an observer could accelerate to your velocity, look at you moving with zero relative velocity (ie at rest) and no mass (since you have no rest mass)and say "hey, you don't exist sucker". So they keep hoofing it.

On a more philosophical note, I'm still trying to picture how light could possibly not travel at the speed of light. It hurts.

Answer 3

It is impossible for a material body to reach the speed of light. The material body has a certain rest mass. But photons(particles) of light have rest mass zero. Your argument is correct for a material particle only.

Answer 4

Because light is electromagnetic energy and has no rest mass. It is only objects that are consisting of physical matter that have the "no c" limitation.

Answer 5

Hi. Photons have no mass, so ANY energy makes them travel at the fastest possible velocity.