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From: Ronald Boskovic
Date: Fri, 03 Jan 1997 00:00

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speed and/or velocity are relative measures. i.e. you need to decide
what is stationary before you define speed/velocity of another object.

so if you're sitting in a chair, relative to Earth v = 0, relative to
the air (no wind) v = 0. Remember, atmosphere spins together with Earth.

dumb argument.

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From: Ronald Boskovic <bo...@dartmouth.edu>
Subject: Re: Lightspeed constant...
Date: 1997/01/03
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