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Does the speed of light in vacuum define the universal speed limit?

Is light the thing causing the universal speed limit to be $299\,792\,458\,\mathrm{m/s}$? So the universal speed limit would be different if light traveled faster or slower?

Or, is $299\,792\,458\,\mathrm{m/s}$ the universal speed limit anyway and light just goes that fast? Light is just something we commonly associate with it because it goes super fast.

  1. Is light the thing causing the universal speed limit to be $299\,792\,458\,\mathrm{m/s}$? So the universal speed limit would be different if light travelled faster or slower?

  2. Or, is $299\,792\,458\,\mathrm{m/s}$ the universal speed limit anyway and light just goes that fast? Light is just something we commonly associate with it because it goes super fast.

Does light define the universal speed limit?

Is light the thing causing the universal speed limit to be $299\,792\,458\,\mathrm{m/s}$? So the universal speed limit would be different if light traveled faster or slower?

Or, is $299\,792\,458\,\mathrm{m/s}$ the universal speed limit anyway and light just goes that fast? Light is just something we commonly associate with it because it goes super fast.

Does the speed of light in vacuum define the universal speed limit?

  1. Is light the thing causing the universal speed limit to be $299\,792\,458\,\mathrm{m/s}$? So the universal speed limit would be different if light travelled faster or slower?

  2. Or, is $299\,792\,458\,\mathrm{m/s}$ the universal speed limit anyway and light just goes that fast? Light is just something we commonly associate with it because it goes super fast.

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Is Does light in a vacuumdefine the universal speed limit or is 300 mil m/s the limit independently and light just goes that fast?

Is light the thing causing the universal speed limit to be 299,000,000 m/s$299\,792\,458\,\mathrm{m/s}$? So the universal speed limit would be different if light traveled faster or slower.?

Or, is 299,000,000 m/s$299\,792\,458\,\mathrm{m/s}$ the universal speed limit anyway and light just goes that fast? Light is just something we commonly associate with it because it goes super fast.

Is light in a vacuum the universal speed limit or is 300 mil m/s the limit independently and light just goes that fast?

Is light the thing causing the universal speed limit to be 299,000,000 m/s? So the universal speed limit be different if light traveled faster or slower.

Or, is 299,000,000 m/s the universal speed limit anyway and light just goes that fast? Light is just something we commonly associate with it because it goes super fast.

Does light define the universal speed limit?

Is light the thing causing the universal speed limit to be $299\,792\,458\,\mathrm{m/s}$? So the universal speed limit would be different if light traveled faster or slower?

Or, is $299\,792\,458\,\mathrm{m/s}$ the universal speed limit anyway and light just goes that fast? Light is just something we commonly associate with it because it goes super fast.

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