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Old 11-04-2014, 09:49 AM
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According to Sagan moving at near the speed of light one can circle the entire universe in 15 days. He did not define what percentage of the speed of light.

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Old 11-04-2014, 10:12 AM
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According to Sagan moving at near the speed of light one can circle the entire universe in 15 days. He did not define what percentage of the speed of light.

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When did he say that because it might take longer now as the universe is expanding.
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Old 11-04-2014, 10:14 AM
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It was the original Cosmos series so it's been a while, maybe it's 16 days now

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