As some wise wit once wrote, when considering the speed of light, one must also consider the speed of darkness - as its always gets there first, somehow. Brian Lawson IC PTG, MPT Johannesburg, South Africa > 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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