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Thread #144000   Message #3327418
Posted By: Rapparee
22-Mar-12 - 09:15 PM
Thread Name: Explaining 80 mph to Wife !!!!????
Subject: RE: Explaining 80 mph to Wife !!!!????
Besides, is the 80 miles along the curvature of the earth, or "as the mole burrows"? It makes a difference because the influence of gravity will vary.

(Try this with my wife: a math major and a physics minor. Be sure to leave the contact information for your next of kin.)