Come on. The speed of sound is not a physical constant as it depends on the
temperature and the humidity. So it is safe to make an approximation of 333
m/s to estimate the distance of a lightning, especially practical for
computing mentally. Moreover, the space between the lightning and our ear
g
All the gory details can be found here.
http://www.nanpa.com/
From: Scott Hudnall [mailto:usmetric...@gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2013 20:03
To: carlet...@comcast.net
Cc: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: Re: [USMA:53010] Area codes, was: RE: Metrication in Australia |
Metric Views
It's a long stretch from metrication to area codes. Please keep to the
purpose of this mail list.
Jim
On 2013-06-30 19:03, Scott Hudnall wrote:
Don't forget 650 for the Peninsula. Also, 408 just got overlaid with
669, 415 is being overlaid with 628, and they have announced 510 is
getting an ov
Don't forget 650 for the Peninsula. Also, 408 just got overlaid with 669, 415
is being overlaid with 628, and they have announced 510 is getting an overlay
too, but they haven't published what that number is.
On Jun 30, 2013, at 12:59 , Carleton MacDonald wrote:
> Area code additions nowadays
Area code additions nowadays are "overoay" area codes. That is, a new area
code is introduced in the same area as the old one, rather than having the
area of the old one split, and the area now has two area codes. Reason -
You can only slice and dice an area code so much before it becomes so smal
