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Old Jul 11, 2007 | 11:38 AM
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considering 1 lightyear is the distance a particle of light can travel in 1 earth year, and light travels at approximately 3*10^8 m/s (1,079,252,848.8 km/h or 670 616 629M/H )

so thats 6.7*10^8 MPH

there are 8765.81277 hours in 1 year

therefore 670,616,629 * 8 765.81277 = distance traveled = 5.9*10^12 miles... and thats only 1 lightyear... far too big to even consider thinking about...
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