896,032,286,651,842,560,000 > > >On Mon, 29 Nov 1999 10:26:26 -0500 nhunt@jagat.com (Newton Hunt) writes: >> Einstein HAD the value for C whereas Newton did not otherwise... >Possibly, as "C" is the speed if light in CENTIMETERS per >second.............. Lets see..... 186,000 miles per >second...........5280 feet per mile, 12 inches per foot, and 2.54 >centimeters per inch. Now multiply all those numbers together (longhand >if you have the time - and enough pencils........... AND when you are >done, don't forget that the number in that famous formula is C^2 which >means that you'll have to multiply your result by itself!! >Someone already said that the number was "huge". C^2 is "huger, more >huge, gargantuous, totally awsome.......... >An exercise for those times when you have nothing else to do or you can't >go another minute without a serious case of writer's cramp. <GRIN> >John R. Fortiner >> >> I live about 20 miles from where Einstein lived. Never met him. >> >> Have a good week all. >> >> Newton > >___________________________________________________________________ >Get the Internet just the way you want it. >Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! >Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. >
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