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At what speed can matter travel?

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13y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

Matter can travel at any speed you like, if you can pump enough energy into it.

The only limit is the speed of light. If you can supply it with enough energy, then

you can make the matter move as close to the speed of light as you want it to,

but there is not enough energy anywhere to make it move at the speed of light.

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