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To: hosepipe
"... Even today it can be seen racing outward at one and a half million miles per hour (2.4 million kilometers per hour). ] I thought light speed was was the fastest speed possible...?"

Yes, but light travels at 186,282 Miles PER SECOND, so even though a million miles an hour sounds fast, that is NOTHING compared to the speed of light.
20 posted on 12/02/2003 7:21:19 PM PST by Rebel_Ace (Tags?!? Tags?!? We don' neeeed no stinkin' Tags!)
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To: Rebel_Ace
[ Yes, but light travels at 186,282 Miles PER SECOND, so even though a million miles an hour sounds fast, that is NOTHING compared to the speed of light.]<p.
Ugh..right...Duuuh!....
27 posted on 12/02/2003 7:49:51 PM PST by hosepipe
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