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299,792,458
The meter is defined using the speed of light in a vacuum.
The SI fixes the speed of light in vacuum at exactly 299,792,458 meters per second.
The meter is defined using the speed of light in a vacuum.
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0.01°C
Water can boil and freeze at the same time.
Water can coexist as ice, liquid and vapor near its triple point, about 0.01 °C and 611 pascals. In a vacuum demonstration, evaporative cooling can make liquid water freeze while it is still boiling.
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The Great Wall is difficult to distinguish from orbit with the naked eye.
The Great Wall is generally not discernible with the unaided eye from low Earth orbit, and it is not visible from the Moon. Saying it can never be seen from any altitude called space is too absolute: viewing conditions, equipment and identification all matter.
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