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HPsquared
7 days ago
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Los Alamos is capturing images of explosions at 7 ...
1 ns * c = 1 ft, to put in perspective: 7 μs * c is 1.3 miles.
(Protip: just type "7 μs * c in miles" into Google)
chasd00
7 days ago
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7 μs is also the time it takes light to travel about 1,400 Ariana Grandes.
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rkomorn
7 days ago
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In which direction? Presumably side to side?
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jjk166
7 days ago
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Due to relativity the length of Ariana Grande will appear to change such that all observers agree on the same speed of light.
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rkomorn
7 days ago
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But...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Side_to_Side
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