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  • Quiz Time! Today’s Problem: Chasing Daylight

    04/16/2014 7:57:14 AM PDT · by doug from upland · 31 replies
    ny times blog ^ | 4-2014 (orig 2008)
    Quiz Time! Today’s Problem: Chasing Daylight AUGUST 28, 2008, 12:38 PM My 11-year-old son came up with a good question the other day: Assuming a plane never had to stop to refuel, could it fly around the equator so fast that it never saw the sun set? To find out, I checked with one of my favorite online columnists: Patrick Smith, who writes “Ask the Pilot” for Salon.com. Before I reveal his reply, want to take a minute to answer the question in your head, so you can see how you did? I’ll wait right here. OK, here we go: