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02/05/2003 Entry: "18 times the speed of light!"

18 times the speed of light!

Heard on NBC news, the space shuttle struck the earth's atmosphere traveling over 18 times the speed of light. That's pretty impressive! But don't you think that if they'd achieved the speed of light, they could go back in time far (long) enough to fix the problem so it wouldn't happen? Or is the penalty for violating the laws of physics to fly apart and crash to the ground?

I think it should be a requirement that TV news anchors take at least high school physics and chemistry classes so they can better filter the crap they read on the teleprompter. And whoever writes the drivel on the teleprompter should be replaced by someone with an actual education.

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