On Tue, 29 Jun 1999, Bill Studenmund wrote:

> A rule of thumb I learned in grad school was that the speed of light is
> one foot per second. 

I think that rule is "one foot per nano-second" - recalling a TV show
with Adm. Grace Hopper showing a 12-in long piece of wire, and saying
"here's a nanosecond."


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