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January 19th 05, 12:20 AM
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Rocket science
http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/pres...cfm?newsID=533
has this quote: "After Huygens' main parachute unfurled in the upper atmosphere, the probe slowed to a little over 50 metres per second, or about the speed you might drive on a motorway." Wasn't it my understanding that the motorway (UK freeways) speed limit is 70 mph? 50 mps is about 110 mph. Floyd 
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January 19th 05, 12:57 AM
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fbloogyudsr wrote:
> has this quote: "After Huygens' main parachute unfurled in the upper > atmosphere, the probe slowed to a little over 50 metres per second, or > about the speed you might drive on a motorway." > > Wasn't it my understanding that the motorway (UK freeways) speed limit > is 70 mph? > 50 mps is about 110 mph. The key word is "might." 
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January 19th 05, 12:57 AM
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fbloogyudsr wrote:
> has this quote: "After Huygens' main parachute unfurled in the upper > atmosphere, the probe slowed to a little over 50 metres per second, or > about the speed you might drive on a motorway." > > Wasn't it my understanding that the motorway (UK freeways) speed limit > is 70 mph? > 50 mps is about 110 mph. The key word is "might."
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January 19th 05, 01:00 AM
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"fbloogyudsr" > writes:
>http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/pres...cfm?newsID=533 >has this quote: "After Huygens' main parachute unfurled in the >upper atmosphere, the probe slowed to a little over 50 metres per >second, or about the speed you might drive on a motorway." >Wasn't it my understanding that the motorway (UK freeways) speed >limit is 70 mph? There are speed limits on Titan? >50 mps is about 110 mph. 180 km/h: No big deal on a good motorway in a reasonable car. -- /"\ Bernd Felsche - Innovative Reckoning, Perth, Western Australia \ / ASCII ribbon campaign | I'm a .signature virus! X against HTML mail | Copy me into your ~/.signature / \ and postings | to help me spread!
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January 19th 05, 01:00 AM
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"fbloogyudsr" > writes:
>http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/pres...cfm?newsID=533 >has this quote: "After Huygens' main parachute unfurled in the >upper atmosphere, the probe slowed to a little over 50 metres per >second, or about the speed you might drive on a motorway." >Wasn't it my understanding that the motorway (UK freeways) speed >limit is 70 mph? There are speed limits on Titan? >50 mps is about 110 mph. 180 km/h: No big deal on a good motorway in a reasonable car. -- /"\ Bernd Felsche - Innovative Reckoning, Perth, Western Australia \ / ASCII ribbon campaign | I'm a .signature virus! X against HTML mail | Copy me into your ~/.signature / \ and postings | to help me spread!
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January 19th 05, 01:15 AM
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> Wasn't it my understanding that the motorway (UK freeways) speed limit
> is 70 mph? http://www.safespeed.org.uk/stevethomas.html
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January 19th 05, 01:15 AM
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> Wasn't it my understanding that the motorway (UK freeways) speed limit
> is 70 mph? http://www.safespeed.org.uk/stevethomas.html
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