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World's highest speed limit at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico.
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Previously:
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...979#post144904
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...863#post163959
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...521#post201015
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...479#post181909
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...678#post174589
I sometimes drive at Mach .10 but mostly hold it down to .09 but out on the open highway I might let it creep up to Mach .12 or .13 if the wife isn't paying attention to how fast I'm going which is rarely these days.
I had my wife up to about Mach .14, on a motorcycle. She stopped screaming about .12 but was holding on tight.
Long before we were married!!!! I figured after that she as a keeper.
But I have not had her over M .12 since we married.
Must be getting old. Spent time out figuring those into MPH.
Have to remember that Mach numbers are a ratio of an objects speed to the speed of sound. The speed of sound varies with the type and density of the material it is traveling though. I know that I did not measure the temperature and humidity of the air. My Mach numbers are just estimates :)
This is a handy link to have for things like this.
It was a fun diversion, comparing myself to you and little lady or Frank S streaking across Texas.Quote:
Originally Posted by hemmjo
Been to his place once; drove fast enough to overshoot it by 3 hours!
In a hybrid!
Q: How big is Texas?
A: Big enough to name different places the same!
Drove to Texas once, to visit wife's family in Houston. Just driving along the highway, "trying" to keep pace with traffic. That is when we Mach .12. Texas is indeed a big place. Next time we went for niece's wedding, we flew down... in an airplane :)