Relation

Aug 03, 2006 26 Replies

You'd have to point out exactly where that is, first - all looks pretty much the same from here...

By the way, has anyone ever bothered to explain to you why top-posting is generally viewed as something only the clueless engage in? Not that it shouldn't be obvious after a few moments' consideration.

Hell, even Radium knows better than to top-post...

Bob M.

On Fri, 04 Aug 2006 13:42:13 GMT, in message , scribed:

Thanks. I won a bunch on that one, but people are catching on quick.

On Fri, 04 Aug 2006 14:47:53 GMT, in message , scribed:

95? 66? No. Those are not real numbers; they are integers. Wrong again.

Keep on plugging, fella, the entertainment is priceless.

are you asking for the speed of the ocean or of the waves?

Bye. Jasen

LOL, that one appears confused...

Bye. Jasen

On Sat, 05 Aug 2006 00:17:48 -0000, in message , jasen scribed:

Hmmm. Nice analogy.

---------------- Electricity doesn't "go the speed of light" or any fraction that way. Only CHANGES in its flow or the voltage driving it propagate that way!

What you want is (Google Hint:) "Electron Drift Velocity". Depends on the voltage, copper, and path dimensions. Check this out:

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Don't let the calculus statements scare you, they're just formalizing the nature of the quantities as rates of change, etc., the formula that pops out is totally understandable without that.

-Steve

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