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Letter: Watch out Uranus

Published 21 February 2004

From Charles Goodwin

Leaving aside anything Einstein may have said on the matter, I hope Lee Baxter chooses the site for his faster-than-light “sweeping” skyscraper carefully (31 January, p 39). It would be terrible if the mailbag were to collide with Uranus at that sort of speed – which a quick calculation indicates could happen – as it would cause an explosion that would be visible all the way to Alpha Centauri.

Leeds, UK

Issue no. 2435 published 21 February 2004

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