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Originally Posted by bitontheslide
i wonder if something ever gets to the speed of light, if we will all be irradiated 
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A large craft at anything like the speed of light hitting the atmosphere would vaporize instantly

. Might as well be hitting concrete. Sonic booms don't happen in space because they're actually a wave of air pressure... you can pretty much go as fast as you want in a vacuum without problems.