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The problem is that if one has no intertia, not only could anything (including the sunlight) propell the person, anything (including a grain of sand) could stop the person... right? because intertia can be a stagnant state and a moving state.... right?
Yup, you're absolutely right!

So our superhero opens the front door,
gets hit by sunlight,
immediately accellerates to the speed of light,
immediately is stopped by a carbon dioxide molecule,
gets hit by sunlight,
immediately accellerates to the speed of light,
immediately is stopped by an oxygen molecule,
gets hit by sunlight,
immediately accellerates to the speed of light,
immediately is stopped by a nitrogen molecule,
gets hit by sunlight,
immediately accellerates to the speed of light,
immediately is stopped by a dust particle,
...


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