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To: SunkenCiv

So then if a single nucleon leaves Chicago heading towards New York at 99.999999999999999999995% c, and another single nucleon leaves New York 45 minutes later heading towards Chicago at 99.99999999999999999874655% c, approximately what time will the first nucleon pass Erie, Pennsylvania?


20 posted on 08/12/2008 2:57:57 PM PDT by GreenHornet
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To: GreenHornet

Hey, ya can’t get there from here, didn’t ya know?


21 posted on 08/12/2008 3:02:58 PM PDT by MHGinTN (Believing they cannot be deceived, they cannot be convinced when they are deceived.)
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To: GreenHornet
Actually 99.999999999999999999995% c is just the more recognizable equivalent to the short-hand 1 - (5 * 10-24) c.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra-high-energy_cosmic_ray
23 posted on 08/12/2008 3:27:03 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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:’) Of course, it’s not only amusing, it also contains a particle of truth...


24 posted on 08/12/2008 9:54:06 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______Profile hasn't been updated since Friday, May 30, 2008)
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To: GreenHornet
So then if a single nucleon leaves Chicago heading towards New York at 99.999999999999999999995% c, and another single nucleon leaves New York 45 minutes later heading towards Chicago at 99.99999999999999999874655% c, approximately what time will the first nucleon pass Erie, Pennsylvania?

Daylight Saving time, or Standard?

25 posted on 08/12/2008 10:00:31 PM PDT by Octar
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