[ale] From DSL to Fiber

Sean Kilpatrick drifter at oppositelock.org
Thu Aug 24 15:30:09 EDT 2006


On Thursday 24 August 2006 13:36, David A. De Graaf wrote:
| Precision in speaking and writing is essential for those who are
| learning, and a great timesaver for everyone.
| 
| Question: ?If an airplane flies at 200 knots/hr how long will it take
| to reach the speed of light?
| 

Hmmmmm

Knots = nautical miles (which equal 1.15 statute miles) per hour. I'm
not certain what "knots per hour" would mean.  And I'm all for 
precision in speaking and writing. <grin>

Sean,
who in another life was a newspaper editor.

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