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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
I don't know why we shouldn't expect society to understand what a light year is, it's a pretty simple concept that everybody should know...then again, many Americans have no concept of what a Kilometer is. I would expect somebody to undestand the lightyear concept but not maybe something more useful (in talking about the distance to Mars) like AUs.
I still like the odd discussions on CP with people who claim that they don't believe FTL is impossible (nevermind Einstein) simply based on the fact that supposedly, scientists thought supersonic travel was impossible 50 years ago (false). People just don't grasp the whole speed of light concept when they try to frame it in familiar terms.
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So would it be safe to assume that you people would know our world history pretty well? I don't care what i light year is yet is seems like it should be basic knowledge, something that i should have picked up in grade 1 or 2.