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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Nope. You're off by a power of 10 because 30 meters is 0.03 km.

So it's 2,040,000 blue whales per hour. ;)

But in terms of miles an hour? About 38,000. Or, as the crow flies, LA to New York in 3 minutes and 51 seconds. That's less time than it takes to listen to the hit Madonna song "4 Minutes."

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Whoops, good catch. I definitely thought .03 and then just screwed it up anyway

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

3 minutes and 51 seconds. That's less time than it takes to listen to the hit Madonna song "4 Minutes."

Unless we're talking the radio edit, of course. Otherwise, four minutes is also less time than 4 Minutes.