On Tue, 29 Jun 1999, Paul Goyette wrote:

> 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."

Yep. I left off the nano. :-)

The calculation later on had it in it, and that was how I got 4 ns. :-)

Take care,

Bill