How come Superman don't burn up when he flies/runs at the speed of light?

We all know what happens to meteorites and space shuttles when they enter the atmosphere - The enormous speed causes a lot of friction that heats up the object and may burn it up completely.

Now, if a human, no matter how tough, suddenly started to move at the speed of light inside the Earth's atmosphere, shouldn't the ludicrous friction incinerate him completely in like, a nanosecond?How come Superman don't burn up when he flies/runs at the speed of light?im not a superman aficionado. my favorite superhero is cyclops of the x-men. you have to take into account that superman however human he looks is an alien from another galaxy! were told that he gets his super strength from our sun, the solar radiation penetrates all the cells in his body,and in some way he uses this radiation as a source of strength. superman really doesn't need to eat,does he? i doubt if he needs to eat human food.



as to why when superman doesn't vaporize like meteor when he flies faster than the speed of light, i can only guess that his skin is so resilient, not even friction at that speed can destroy him.



we really don'r know that much about superman's tolerances. we only know that red kryptonite from his home will damage the newly adapted cells in his body and allow him to be hurtHow come Superman don't burn up when he flies/runs at the speed of light?uh.. he is SUPERman! duh