DSTEVENS@DSRM12.STEVENS-TECH.EDU (David L. Stevens) (07/05/89)
> > >The radius of the Earth is about 4000 miles, which gives a > >circumference of about 25000 miles. The speed of light is about > >186000 miles per second, so the lower bound for going around the world > >is 25000/186000 == 0.13 seconds or so. > > Jeff > >why do we have to go round - right frequency signalling (say >neutrino's) and we could go thru - this gives > >4000/186000 = .021 seconds, or 21 msecs :-) > > jon > Wrong, Radius = ~4000 miles ==> Diameter = ~8000 miles therefor 8000/186000 = .043 seconds (maximum delay) Couldn't resist =============================================================================== | | | | David L. Stevens | CCnet: SITVXC::DSTEVENS | | Senior Systems Programmer | BITnet: DSTEVENS@STEVENS | | Stevens Institute of Technology | INTERnet: DSTEVENS@VAXC.STEVENS-TECH.EDU | | | | =============================================================================== [ ...self realization, I was thinking of those immortal words of Socrates ] [ when he said: 'I drank what ?' - Val Kilmer - Real Genius ] ------------