Eli5: Why does light travel so fast?

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Eli5: Why does light travel so fast?

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Because it is a fundamental wave propagation. And by that, I mean it is a movement of waves of the electromagnetic force, a fundamental force in the universe. Waves of the gravitational force do a similar thing also at “the speed of light”. If I remember correctly, even the strong and weak nuclear forces are limited to the same speed again

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