Just a fact
It takes 8.5 minutes for the light from the sun to reach the earth. I just found that out, I was expecting it to take much longer. [Source]
Oh and I am currently watching a movie called Sunshine.
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Aug 26, 2007
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14 Comments, add your own...
1. Rooneyy | August 27th, 2007 at 12:21 am
i always thought it took seconds! cuz light is freakin fast…i feel sciency
2. Susheeh | August 27th, 2007 at 1:17 am
seen that movie in ireland, its awesome!
3. 360 | August 27th, 2007 at 1:52 am
awful movie.
4. Salo | August 27th, 2007 at 2:53 am
I already know this
5. Sunny | August 27th, 2007 at 3:21 am
i feel smarter already
6. Frankom | August 27th, 2007 at 7:07 am
:: Also published in newspaper for KFH Ad.
7. rv | August 27th, 2007 at 7:56 am
light travels at 1,079,252,849km/h or 300,000,000m/s.
on a similar note, everthing that freefalls accelerates towards the ground at 9.8m/s
Thats why it takes the same time for two objects to hit the ground when dropped.
8. mushroom | August 27th, 2007 at 8:59 am
thanks for the info einsteins..
that movie sux… =(
9. sabah | August 27th, 2007 at 9:24 am
rv: That would be 9.8 m/s^2. Additionally, all things should ‘ideally’ hit the ground at the same time if dropped form the same height (e.g. in a vacuum) but they don’t because of air resistance, etc.
10. holla | August 27th, 2007 at 2:48 pm
this was like the first thing they ever taught us in physics u retard. LOL
11. Mo Hat | August 27th, 2007 at 7:33 pm
Man Mark seriously I learnt this in primary school. MAN. :/
12. Mark | August 27th, 2007 at 7:35 pm
unlike u i am not 14 years old to remember what i learned in primary school
13. SOS | August 27th, 2007 at 7:51 pm
yah! lol I remember now,it was in 5 th standard but stuff like these are just trifle,who would wanna remember it.
14. MpJs | August 28th, 2007 at 1:15 pm
SOS, are you anyway an Indian? coz only Indian freaks(thats me too) say 5th standard instead of grade!
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