Saturday, September 24, 2022

[knwhrmxh] ludicrous Mach numbers

Mach 1 ~= 760 mph (actual value depends a lot on air density)

speed of low earth orbit = Mach 23

escape velocity = Mach 33

(ratio of the above two is sqrt(2).)

earth's orbital speed around the sun = Mach 85 (also the typical speed of meteors)

sun's orbital speed around the center of the Milky Way galaxy = Mach 600

Local Group speed relative to cosmic microwave background rest frame = Mach 1800

speed of light = Mach 890000

"his speed is... over Mach 900,000!"  "there's no way that can be right."

over 9000 hectomach.

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