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		bluGill 2 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Buy a train, bridge or tracks from the Swiss Railw... The speed of light is copper wires is fast enough that you don't need to factor this in. At least not for human purposes.
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extraduder_ire 2 days ago [–]

Even if you did, I think the time it takes to move the second+minute hand from a stop is longer than the time it takes the signal to get there.

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