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minus-squarexthexder@l.sw0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·3 days ago traveling at a million light-years per millisecond You’re only off by a factor of about 30 quadrillion. Light (famously a type of radiation), takes 1 year to travel a light-year, hence the name. If you want to make it sound impressive, then astronomical units aren’t the right choice. The sun is only 1 AU away from us after all.
minus-squareboonhet@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agoA million lightmicroseconds every second Fixed that for them
minus-squareStiffy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 days agoOk. Wasn’t trying to make it sound impressive, just trying to say that the sun is sharting radiation at us.
You’re only off by a factor of about 30 quadrillion.
Light (famously a type of radiation), takes 1 year to travel a light-year, hence the name.
If you want to make it sound impressive, then astronomical units aren’t the right choice. The sun is only 1 AU away from us after all.
A million lightmicroseconds every second
Fixed that for them
Ok. Wasn’t trying to make it sound impressive, just trying to say that the sun is sharting radiation at us.