How fast is the speed of light?
It’s 299,792,458 meters/second (or 186,000 miles/second). Its sometimes called the "universal speed limit".
Does that mean you'll get arrested if you go faster?
No, it just means you simply can't go faster. This number is the speed of light as it travels through empty space (or a vacuum).
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