Jess👾 on Nostr: Because I was curious and felt like doing some math, the speed that totality of the ...
Because I was curious and felt like doing some math, the speed that totality of the eclipse travels is roughly 2300 mph, so almost 4 times the speed of a commercial jet. Faster even than the recorded top speed of an in-atmosphere plane, the SR-71. So even if you wanted to charter a jet to follow totality so you could have more time, you wouldn't be able to keep up.
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