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		TheGallopedHigh on Aug 16, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Fastest star ever seen is moving at 8% the speed o... Relative to the speed of Light. Because that is constant irrespective of the frame of reference

zodiac on Aug 16, 2020 [–]

Your second sentence is true, but the first one doesn't make sense. A car travels at about 0.000001% of the speed of light, yet when we measure car speeds, they depend on the frame of reference.

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