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There's A New Record For The Fastest Human-Made Object: 394,736 MPH! - The Autopian (www.theautopian.com)

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[–] btaf45@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

It's wild to think that light is fast enough to circle the equator 7.5 times per second.