What would things look like if i was moving as fast as light

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Traveling at the speed of light is fundamentally impossible according to established physics, which prohibits such scenarios. As a result, any speculation about visual perception or physical phenomena at light speed lacks scientific basis and cannot be accurately predicted. The discussion emphasizes the limitations of our current understanding of physics when addressing hypothetical situations that defy established laws.

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would things just look frozen?
 
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AgentPancake said:
would things just look frozen?
It isn't possible to travel at the speed of light, so we cannot answer the question.

To elaborate, according to our laws of physics, it is not possible to travel at the speed of light. We use these laws to make predictions (describe what thinks look like) under certain circumstances. If our laws prohibit a certain set of circumstances, we cannot predict with any degree of certainty, what would happen if those sets of circumstances where to happen.
 

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