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Is 89,500 feet per hour as fast as The Speed of Light?

It's about 0.00000003 times as fast as The Speed of Light
The speed of The Speed of Light is about 3,540,855,803,149.60 feet per hour.
(C) (in a vacuum)
The speed of light (and all other electromagnetic radiation) in a perfect vacuum is known as "c" and measures 3,540,855,803,149.60 feet per hour, per the formal definition of the meter. While visible light travels close to this speed in air, it slows to 2,360,570,535,472.40 feet per hour when passing through the glass of a typical window.
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