Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!sdcsvax!sdchema!will From: will@sdchema.UUCP (Will "Pickle" Doolittle) Newsgroups: net.general,net.micro,net.physics Subject: speed of electricity Message-ID: <612@sdchema.UUCP> Date: Sat, 25-Jun-83 11:36:26 EDT Article-I.D.: sdchema.612 Posted: Sat Jun 25 11:36:26 1983 Date-Received: Sun, 26-Jun-83 18:31:50 EDT Lines: 5 Can anyone tell me the speed of electricity in layman's terms? How long does it take for a bolt to go across the country? How long would it take to travel a light year? How does its speed compare to radio waves? Will D.