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| From | John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> |
| Newsgroups | sci.math, sci.physics.relativity, sci.physics |
| Subject | Re: Okay, Let's do the math... |
| Date | Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:17:51 -0500 |
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The Starmaker wrote: > A million seconds ago is about two weeks ago... > when is a trillion seconds ago? A million seconds is 1.65 weeks. A billion seconds is 32 years. A trillion seconds is 32000 years. Using US definitions of "billion" and "trillion". -- John Hasler john@sugarbit.com Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI USA
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Okay, Let's do the math... The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-06-11 09:02 -0700
Re: Okay, Let's do the math... The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-06-11 09:06 -0700
Re: Okay, Let's do the math... phoenix <j63840576@gmail.com> - 2026-06-11 11:47 -0600
Re: Okay, Let's do the math... The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-06-11 15:54 -0700
Re: Okay, Let's do the math... Ross Finlayson <ross.a.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2026-06-12 08:14 -0700
Re: Okay, Let's do the math... Octavio Jiganov <vijgvo@oaca.ru> - 2026-06-12 19:33 +0000
Re: Okay, Let's do the math... The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-06-12 13:40 -0700
Re: Okay, Let's do the math... phoenix <j63840576@gmail.com> - 2026-06-11 11:45 -0600
Re: Okay, Let's do the math... John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> - 2026-06-11 14:17 -0500
Re: Okay, Let's do the math... The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-06-12 13:43 -0700
Re: Okay, Let's do the math... The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2026-06-15 09:09 -0700
Re: Okay, Let's do the math... Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2026-06-14 14:18 +0200
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