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  2. Speed of sound - Wikipedia

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    The speed of sound is the distance travelled per unit of time by a sound wave as it propagates through an elastic medium. More simply, the speed of sound is how fast vibrations travel. At 20 °C (68 °F), the speed of sound in air is about 343 m/s (1,125 ft/s; 1,235 km/h; 767 mph; 667 kn), or 1 km in 2.91 s or one mile in 4.69 s.

  3. Miles per hour - Wikipedia

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    0.44704. Miles per hour (mph, m.p.h., MPH, or mi/h) is a British imperial and United States customary unit of speed expressing the number of miles travelled in one hour. It is used in the United Kingdom, the United States, and a number of smaller countries, most of which are UK or US territories, or have close historical ties with the UK or US.

  4. Mach number - Wikipedia

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    The Mach number is named after the physicist and philosopher Ernst Mach [3] according to a proposal by the aeronautical engineer Jakob Ackeret in 1929. [4] The word Mach is always capitalized since it derives from a proper name, and since the Mach number is a dimensionless quantity rather than a unit of measure, the number comes after the word Mach; the second Mach number is Mach 2 instead of ...

  5. Metre per second - Wikipedia

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    3.2808. The metre per second is the unit of both speed (a scalar quantity) and velocity (a vector quantity, which has direction and magnitude) in the International System of Units (SI), equal to the speed of a body covering a distance of one metre in a time of one second. According to the definition of metre, [1] 1 m/s is exactly of the speed ...

  6. National Maximum Speed Law - Wikipedia

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    The National Maximum Speed Limit (NMSL) was a provision of the federal government of the United States 1974 Emergency Highway Energy Conservation Act that effectively prohibited speed limits higher than 55 miles per hour (89 km/h). The limit was increased to 65 miles per hour (105 km/h) in 1987. It was drafted in response to oil price spikes ...

  7. List of world records in masters athletics - Wikipedia

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    M 80 (progression) 14.24 +1.8 Katsutoshi Nakamura Japan 30 June 1942 80 16 October 2022 Saiki, Japan Oita Masters Athletics Championships M 85 (progression) 15.08 +1.9 Hiroo Tanaka Japan 8 December 1930 86 25 June 2017 Akita, Japan Akita Masters Championships M 90 (progression) 16.69 -0.6 Hiroo Tanaka Japan 8 December 1930 90 29 August 2021

  8. 6 Evansville-area events to put on your must-do list for this ...

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    Voted the best fall festival in the country for the second year in a row, ... 5-8 p.m. Saturdays: 1-8 p.m. ... Riders will pass through the Hoosier National Forest as a part of the 1 hour and 45 ...

  9. Knot (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The knot (/ nɒt /) is a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour, exactly 1.852 km/h (approximately 1.151 mph or 0.514 m/s). [1][2] The ISO standard symbol for the knot is kn. [3] The same symbol is preferred by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), while kt is also common, especially in aviation, where it is ...