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Re: IR scanner
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Wed, 1 Dec 1999 05:04:26 GMT
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That STILL is NOT the correct value for the speed of light!  It is
186,000 * 5280 = 982,080,000,000 feet per second (approximately).
To get 96,720,000 you must have multiplied 186,000 * 520.
- Nick -

dave madden wrote:

=>From: "Matthias Jetleb" <jetleb@netcom.ca>
=>...
=>A couple of quick points here: Your value of 96,720,000 ft/s, while
=>accurate and sounds extreme should be considered in it's proper context.



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  Re: IR scanner
 
=>From: "Matthias Jetleb" <jetleb@netcom.ca> =>... =>A couple of quick points here: Your value of 96,720,000 ft/s, while =>accurate and sounds extreme should be considered in it's proper context. [My summary: the timescale involved in measuring the (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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