You look at the clock on the Big Ben Tower in London and it reads 12 noon. If you could hypothetically travel away from the clock at the speed of light and view it with a telescope, it would
A)run slower than a clock in your vehicle.
B)run faster than a clock in your vehicle.
C)be frozen at 12 noon.

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According to the theory of relativity, time dilation occurs when an object is traveling at a significant fraction of the speed of light. Therefore, from your hypothetical perspective traveling at the speed of light, the clock would appear to be frozen at 12 noon, as time would effectively stand still.

You Look at the Clock on the Big Ben Tower