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Old 2004-01-16, 09:05 AM   #14
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Whoa. I couldn't even imagined trying to figure that out. :shock:
Actually that's a pretty simple calc, it's mostly unit conversion.

Converting mi/hr to in/sec --> (65mi/hr)*(1 hr/3600sec)*(5280ft/mi)*(12in/ft) = 1144 in/sec

Since Speed = Distance / Time, Time = Distance / Speed --> (100in) / (1144in/sec) = 0.0874 seconds :wink:
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