From:	Craig J Wilhelm Jr <craigjwjr@*********.NET>
Subject:	Re: Real-Life Computing ...(OT, obviously)
Date:	Wed, 27 May 1998 20:30:55 -0400

Paul Gettle wrote:
> I know it takes electricity one nanosecond to travel 11.something
> inches (I think it's .82) through a copper wire. Anyone got good stats
> on how long a light year is and is good at converting units of
> measure?

1 light year is 5,878,499,814,110.65447 Miles or
9,460,528,404,845.18187 Kilometers.

--
Craig "Knee Deep in the Blood of Swine" Wilhelm
The heavy wisdom that sorrow teaches is lightened by the pint,
and lost by the gallon
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