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How do I calculate the airspeed velocity of a sea anemone? (sh.itjust.works)

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[–] josephc@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago

Great question. There exists a univeral speed limit 'c', from which the c-anemone gets its name. You can derive the expected speed by dividing the speed of light (c) by the refractive index of the medium.

The refractive index of air at sea level is 1.00027717. Because it's 'air speed velocity' and 'c-level'.

Dividing out we get 299709km/sec.

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