Real-Life Scenarios Where Light Appears to Travel Twice as Fast

After Einstein proposed the axiom that “the speed of light cannot be exceeded,” it became the cornerstone of space-time theory.

However, the question “If two beams of light are emitted in opposite directions, wouldn’t that be twice the speed of light?” is quite perplexing. So, what is the real situation?

This question directly contradicts the essence of relativity. If it were true, the laws of the universe would be violated, and the world would be filled with unknowns. Laws would no longer be fixed, and chaos would ensue.

As human knowledge has expanded, we have started studying various phenomena, discovering that many of our previous understandings were flawed. Take the existence of matter, for instance.

Ancient philosophers believed that the matter humans perceived was stable, but research has shown that what we perceive as matter is actually illusory.

Moreover, the materials discovered within human cognition have become incomprehensible because they appear intangible and untouchable yet can still affect us, such as light.