>> I note with some amusement that in my country, "50 miles" *is* from 
>> one coast to the other. :P
> 
> In Europe, 100 miles is a long distance. In the USA, 100 years is a long 
> time. :-)

In geological time, 1,000,000 years is nothing. In technological time, 
1,000 days is a long time. In processor time, 1,000 ms is several Ice Ages.

(Excuse me - interglacial periods...)

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