[ale] From DSL to Fiber

[Jeff Lightner]

But knots per hour = 1.15 statute miles per hour per hour which would denote acceleration.  Therefore knots per hour itself is not wrong. 

What is wrong is it implies you could actually reach the speed of light.  Due to time/mass dilation effects at relativistic velocities (1/4 C or greater) it would be impossible to do even if your poor little plane didn't melt from heat in the atmosphere.  (It would have to be in the atmosphere of course because propellers and [air] jets don't work in a vacuum.)

:-)


-----Original Message-----
From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Sean Kilpatrick
To: ale at ale.org
Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 3:30 PM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [ale] From DSL to Fiber

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.