Some folks are asking why it's taking so long to clear the Suez Canal.
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It was a big ship, travelling at a decent speed, so I put some figures together for you to explain the delay, which will undoubtedly come in very useful in your next pub quiz. :-\ The momentum with which the Ever Whatsit hit the bank is the equivalent of:- a fully laden Boeing 747 travelling at 12,285 km/h ;) a Lockheed Martin F-35B in standard flight mode at 458,333 km/h :cool: a fully loaded Ford Transit van travelling at 1,774,194 km/h. :eek: For those with imperial tendencies, that's 7,634, 284,795 and 1,102,433 mph. A fruit fly could achieve similar momentum by flying at close to the speed of light, but this would be entirely due to relativistic effects. Aren't you happier now that you have that useful explanation at your fingertips? :D
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It was a big ship, travelling at a decent speed, so I put some figures together for you to explain the delay, which will undoubtedly come in very useful in your next pub quiz. :-\ The momentum with which the Ever Whatsit hit the bank is the equivalent of:- a fully laden Boeing 747 travelling at 12,285 km/h ;) a Lockheed Martin F-35B in standard flight mode at 458,333 km/h :cool: a fully loaded Ford Transit van travelling at 1,774,194 km/h. :eek: For those with imperial tendencies, that's 7,634, 284,795 and 1,102,433 mph. A fruit fly could achieve similar momentum by flying at close to the speed of light, but this would be entirely due to relativistic effects. Aren't you happier now that you have that useful explanation at your fingertips? :D
I honestly have not given the situation more than 10 minutes combined thought since it happened. I really, really don't care....but, I am glad you do. :thumbsup:
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I honestly have not given the situation more than 10 minutes combined thought since it happened. I really, really don't care....but, I am glad you do. :thumbsup:
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Hah! Just wait till they get it free - then they'll send it over to block the Panama canal - then you'll care, right enough! ... or not, as the case may be. :laugh:
Chris C-B wrote:
then you'll care, right enough!
Somehow, I don't think this will happen again - at least on purpose. The U.S. Navy is involved now to free this ship, and I think there will be a meeting of the minds over this for sure, to ensure it does not happen again. I'm not worried enough to bother with a care.
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It was a big ship, travelling at a decent speed, so I put some figures together for you to explain the delay, which will undoubtedly come in very useful in your next pub quiz. :-\ The momentum with which the Ever Whatsit hit the bank is the equivalent of:- a fully laden Boeing 747 travelling at 12,285 km/h ;) a Lockheed Martin F-35B in standard flight mode at 458,333 km/h :cool: a fully loaded Ford Transit van travelling at 1,774,194 km/h. :eek: For those with imperial tendencies, that's 7,634, 284,795 and 1,102,433 mph. A fruit fly could achieve similar momentum by flying at close to the speed of light, but this would be entirely due to relativistic effects. Aren't you happier now that you have that useful explanation at your fingertips? :D
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It was a big ship, travelling at a decent speed, so I put some figures together for you to explain the delay, which will undoubtedly come in very useful in your next pub quiz. :-\ The momentum with which the Ever Whatsit hit the bank is the equivalent of:- a fully laden Boeing 747 travelling at 12,285 km/h ;) a Lockheed Martin F-35B in standard flight mode at 458,333 km/h :cool: a fully loaded Ford Transit van travelling at 1,774,194 km/h. :eek: For those with imperial tendencies, that's 7,634, 284,795 and 1,102,433 mph. A fruit fly could achieve similar momentum by flying at close to the speed of light, but this would be entirely due to relativistic effects. Aren't you happier now that you have that useful explanation at your fingertips? :D
Chris C-B wrote:
The momentum with which the Ever Whatsit hit the bank is the equivalent of:-
[Insert yo momma joke here] :D
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It was a big ship, travelling at a decent speed, so I put some figures together for you to explain the delay, which will undoubtedly come in very useful in your next pub quiz. :-\ The momentum with which the Ever Whatsit hit the bank is the equivalent of:- a fully laden Boeing 747 travelling at 12,285 km/h ;) a Lockheed Martin F-35B in standard flight mode at 458,333 km/h :cool: a fully loaded Ford Transit van travelling at 1,774,194 km/h. :eek: For those with imperial tendencies, that's 7,634, 284,795 and 1,102,433 mph. A fruit fly could achieve similar momentum by flying at close to the speed of light, but this would be entirely due to relativistic effects. Aren't you happier now that you have that useful explanation at your fingertips? :D
And here I am wondering why QA posts don't update in any real time when there's content added to them. On the weekend.
Chris C-B wrote:
relativistic effects
Time-Life Books circa 1968 "Giant Molecules" and the explanation sub-topically "The Relativity Express" explains it all!
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It was a big ship, travelling at a decent speed, so I put some figures together for you to explain the delay, which will undoubtedly come in very useful in your next pub quiz. :-\ The momentum with which the Ever Whatsit hit the bank is the equivalent of:- a fully laden Boeing 747 travelling at 12,285 km/h ;) a Lockheed Martin F-35B in standard flight mode at 458,333 km/h :cool: a fully loaded Ford Transit van travelling at 1,774,194 km/h. :eek: For those with imperial tendencies, that's 7,634, 284,795 and 1,102,433 mph. A fruit fly could achieve similar momentum by flying at close to the speed of light, but this would be entirely due to relativistic effects. Aren't you happier now that you have that useful explanation at your fingertips? :D
I am curious about the speed energy in term of blue whales or African elephants! :O ;P
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I am curious about the speed energy in term of blue whales or African elephants! :O ;P
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Naah not an issue they hit the edge and go splat - no blockage.
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It was a big ship, travelling at a decent speed, so I put some figures together for you to explain the delay, which will undoubtedly come in very useful in your next pub quiz. :-\ The momentum with which the Ever Whatsit hit the bank is the equivalent of:- a fully laden Boeing 747 travelling at 12,285 km/h ;) a Lockheed Martin F-35B in standard flight mode at 458,333 km/h :cool: a fully loaded Ford Transit van travelling at 1,774,194 km/h. :eek: For those with imperial tendencies, that's 7,634, 284,795 and 1,102,433 mph. A fruit fly could achieve similar momentum by flying at close to the speed of light, but this would be entirely due to relativistic effects. Aren't you happier now that you have that useful explanation at your fingertips? :D
Am I the only one wondering what the equivalent speed would be to achieve that momentum for an unladen swallow?
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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Am I the only one wondering what the equivalent speed would be to achieve that momentum for an unladen swallow?
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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African or European?
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Eh, I don't know that! aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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Am I the only one wondering what the equivalent speed would be to achieve that momentum for an unladen swallow?
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
I have calculated the speed of an unladen European Swallow to be 148,648,000,000 km/h (92,365,584,983 mph) in order to match the momentum of the Ever Given. This is based on estimating the weight of a fully laden 747 to be 242 tonnes and from Chris C-B's speed calculation for the 747, calculating the speed by inserting the momentum and weight for a 20g European Swallow into a Momentum Calculator.[^]
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
