But Brian.................. Not necessarily. It might be dark because the light just left. Of course there are times when I KNOW that any light I had just left. :-) John Fortiner On Mon, 29 Nov 1999 21:04:54 +0200 Brian Lawson <lawsonic@global.co.za> writes: > 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. > > > > ___________________________________________________________________ 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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