Correction for the speed of The Speed of Light
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How fast is 5,480 meters per minute?
It's about 0.0000003 times as fast as The Speed of Light
The speed of The Speed of Light is about 17,987,547,480 meters per minute.
(C) (in a vacuum)
The speed of light (and all other electromagnetic radiation) in a perfect vacuum is known as "c" and measures 17,987,547,480 meters per minute, per the formal definition of the meter. While visible light travels close to this speed in air, it slows to 11,991,698,320.20 meters per minute when passing through the glass of a typical window.