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| author |   jakllsch <jakllsch@NetBSD.org> | 2011-12-06 19:41:03 +0000 |
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| committer | jakllsch <jakllsch@NetBSD.org> | 2011-12-06 19:41:03 +0000 |
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Per [1] the speed of light in a vaccum is exactly 299792458 m/s.
Per [2] a furlong is 220 yards and a yard is exactly 0.9144 m.
Per [3] a fortnight is 14 days.
As I didn't find a good authority for what definition of a day a fortnight is
measured in, I'll assume here a day is 86400 SI seconds.
Thus, the speed of light in a vaccum is approximately
1.80*10^12 furlongs per fortnight.
1.80*10^12 = 299792458*86400*14/(220*0.9144)
[1] Resolution 1 of the 17th meeting of the CGPM (1983)
http://www.bipm.org/en/CGPM/db/17/1/
[2] Weights and Measures Act 1985
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/72
[3] The Concise Oxford Dictionary, 5th Edition, 1964, p. 480
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diff --git a/fortune/datfiles/fortunes b/fortune/datfiles/fortunes index dc993590..2702bbae 100644 --- a/fortune/datfiles/fortunes +++ b/fortune/datfiles/fortunes @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Therefore, Alexander the Great had an infinite number of arms. (2) Nothing is always. (3) Everything is sometimes. % -1.79 x 10^12 furlongs per fortnight -- it's not just a good idea, it's +1.80 x 10^12 furlongs per fortnight -- it's not just a good idea, it's the law! % 10.0 times 0.1 is hardly ever 1.0. |