stackyFACTSNothing with mass can travel faster than light, but shadows completely ignore this rule. Because a shadow is not a physical object—it is just the mere absence of light—moving a light source across a vast distance causes the dark patch to sweep across surfaces faster than photons themselves. It is the ultimate physics loophole.
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