7.28.2007
Speed of Sound
I heard some loud booms tonight, so when I went outside I tried to find the source. Looking over to the NE, I saw some flashes, but the sound was very delayed. I timed the gap and got 8.65 seconds. Then, remembering that this weekend is VII Hills Home Days, I did some quick calculations, found that the source of the sound should be ~1.82 mi away. Then I jumped on Google Earth and measured the path to Seven Hills Community Complex. Guess what...their ball fields (the most logical place to launch) are precisely 1.82 miles away. I love it when math works out.
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I'll be happy if I can get Gregory to memorize 13-8=5. Glad you're having fun...you crack me up.
That's crazy
Wow, you should be, like, a Scientologist or something.
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