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Old 17th July 2006 | 22:32
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cwatters
 
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So having delt with the speed of light... How about the speed of electricity? Actually what I mean is...How fast do the electrons flow down a wire when you switch a light on? The answer is surprisingly slow... less than about 0.1 inches per second.
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