[12416] in North American Network Operators' Group
NANOG-PHYSICS (was Re: ATM (was Re: too many routes))
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (John A. Tamplin)
Mon Sep 15 17:20:11 1997
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 16:14:00 -0500 (CDT)
From: "John A. Tamplin" <jat@traveller.com>
To: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <199709152033.NAA05649@bif.mainstreet.net>
Did I make a mistake and signup for nanog-physics instead of nanog? While
we are at it, why don't we just come up with wave equations for the
entire Internet?
On Mon, 15 Sep 1997, Mark Kent wrote:
> Those of you who want the Internet described in terms of elementary
> particles might also be interested in a bit of detail left off
> by Rob Barron:
>
> A ping pong ball is 37.2mm to 38.2mm in diameter and
> weighs 2.40 to 2.53 grams.
>
> So a 40mm inside diameter seems to be called for.
>
> -mark
>
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