2006-10-25 05:05:50 · 12 answers · asked by abluebobcat 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
42,221,334 hours, because 70 MPH is 112.5971059 km/h and Pluto is 4.754 billion km away right now. That is over 4,800 years, I don't want to hassle with leap years, which have special rules every 400 years and I think every 4,000 years, so you will have to take the answer in hours instead of years, days and hours. Of course Pluto's position will change in its orbit during the 4,800+ years you are driving and I don't know what the distance will be at that future date. The trip could be either many years longer or shorter. So the whole thing is kind of silly, asking for the number to the exact hour! Especially since the most accurate distance I could find for today's exact date and time is rounded to the nearest million km, which means the time could be off by the number of hours it takes to drive half a million km, which is about half a year.
PS, the others who say it is impossible because of gravity and so on are not getting into the spirit of the question, which is basically how long does it that to go that distance at that speed.
2006-10-25 06:57:46 · answer #1 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the country. If you drive over 70mph for over an hour in the United States, then yes, all of your teeth will drop out. If you are in Canada, however, you can go as fast as you want for as long as you want. Your teeth will not fall out because you are closer to magnetic North than you are in the United States. If you are in Texas, you can't go over 45mph after you've been driving for 30 minutes, or your entire face will come off. Now, here's the important part: If you are close to the Equator, you should NEVER DRIVE OVER 35MPH!!! If you drive faster than 35mph, after only 10 minutes, your genitals will drop off! This is a very serious problem that affects dozens of men and women around the world each year.
2016-05-22 12:58:31 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would not be achievable if you travelled at 70mph all the way because 70mph is not fast enough to achieve the earths escape velocity.
This is the velocity required to escape the gravitational pull of the body you wish to leave.
The escape velocity of the earth is 11.2 km per second.
The greater the mass of the planet the greater the force of gravity and so
the higher the escape velocity required.
2006-10-25 19:00:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Assuming the minimum distance from Earth to Pluto is 2,660,000,000 miles traveling at 70mph it would take approximately 38,000,000 hours to get to pluto or over 4,337 years to get there. Pack a lunch!!
2006-10-25 05:14:18 · answer #4 · answered by vmeyester76 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The straight-line distance from Earth to Pluto is currently about 2,900,000,000 miles. At 70 miles per hour, it will take you 4726 years to reach Pluto, plus or minus a few hours.
2006-10-25 05:08:56 · answer #5 · answered by Deep Thought 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, you'd have to contend with gravity which would pull you toward the Earth. Then when you get outside the atmosphere, the Sun's gravitational pull would kick in. By the time that you even got to the Moon, you'd be toast. In other words, not very long.
2006-10-25 07:58:09 · answer #6 · answered by Silver Foxx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know, but I think the 28 bus I waited for this morning was coming from the other way.
2006-10-25 05:10:52 · answer #7 · answered by Musicol 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since it would take more than 4500 years to reach Pluto ,The car driver would be dead by then & hence the car would never reach there.
2006-10-25 05:49:13 · answer #8 · answered by neurocom 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Have you tried and timed yourself? Let me know which route you take? Is it a new Junction on the M25???
2006-10-25 05:13:00 · answer #9 · answered by jimbo 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
2938462389462387463278 hours, or 1000 eternities.
2006-10-25 05:13:00 · answer #10 · answered by Liam Somerfield 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋