Around The World In 0.13 Seconds: Simulation Shows What Happens When Traveling At The Speed Of Light Of 186,000 Miles Per Second And Crossing Four Continents In Just Eight Frames

Written by Fabio Lucas Carvalho

Published on 14/02/2026 at 11:59

Updated on 14/02/2026 at 12:01

Simulação mostra volta ao mundo em 0,13 s na velocidade da luz e compara com avião e velocidade do som.

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Simulation Published on YouTube by the Airplane Mode Channel Details Journey Started in New York, Crossing the United States, Pacific Ocean, Brisbane, Zimbabwe, and Atlantic in Just 0.13 Seconds, Comparing the Speed of Light at 186,000 Miles Per Second with Conventional Airplane Speed and the Speed of Sound

A simulation published on YouTube by the Airplane Mode channel demonstrated what it would be like to orbit the Earth at the speed of light, at 186,000 miles per second. The complete journey took 0.13 seconds, equivalent to eight frames, starting from New York.

Speed of Light and the Time of 0.13 Seconds

The virtual experience showcased circumnavigating the globe at the speed of light as something completed in 0.13 seconds. The route included the United States and the Pacific Ocean, passed through Brisbane, Australia, crossed Zimbabwe, and traversed the Atlantic Ocean again.

The result was displayed in just eight frames. The proposition was to allow practical visualization of 186,000 miles per second, the number that defines the speed of light.

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Comparison with Conventional Airplane

The video also compared the circumnavigation time at cruise speeds between 575 mph and 600 mph. In that condition, a trip around the world could take 42 hours.

In contrast, at the speed of light, the same journey is completed in 0.13 seconds, highlighting the difference between conventional means and the extreme scale of the simulation.

Comparison with the Speed of Sound

For additional reference, the simulation analyzed the journey around the world at the speed of sound, approximately 343 meters per second. Although faster than conventional airplanes, this speed would require about 32 hours to complete the orbit.

This time is 10 hours faster than a conventional airplane, but significantly slower than the speed of light presented in the video.

Current Limits and Hypersonic Travel

The content emphasizes that currently, there are no airplanes capable of traveling at the speed of light. It also mentions that hypersonic travel, at 3,800 miles per hour, is considerably slower.

While reaching such speeds is unlikely, simulations allow for visualization of these scales. The experience aims to make comprehensible a concept that, at first glance, seems difficult to understand and even nauseating for real flights at such speeds.

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Around The World In 0.13 Seconds: Simulation Shows What Happens When Traveling At The Speed Of Light Of 186,000 Miles Per Second And Crossing Four Continents In Just Eight Frames

Speed of Light and the Time of 0.13 Seconds

Comparison with Conventional Airplane

Comparison with the Speed of Sound

Current Limits and Hypersonic Travel

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