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Zink Whistlefly · 04-26-2007, 12:14 PM

Hmm - (3.0 * 10^8) * (365 * 24 * 60 * 60) * 20.5 = 193,946,400,000,000,000 metres away.

Our fastest probes travel at something like 70,000 m/s so that's only something like 87,857 years to get there! Better get it launched!

04-26-2007, 12:14 PM	#18
Zink Whistlefly Avatar Join Date: March 20, 2005 Location: North Yorkshire, England Age: 43 Posts: 520	Hmm - (3.0 * 10^8) * (365 * 24 * 60 * 60) * 20.5 = 193,946,400,000,000,000 metres away. Our fastest probes travel at something like 70,000 m/s so that's only something like 87,857 years to get there! Better get it launched!