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  • challenge question #2

    George Seitz Elementary School (gses@tcsn.net)
    Sat, 22 Mar 1997 15:58:12 -1200

    Challenge Question #2

    It takes approximately 8,611 hours for a typical trip across the Gulf of
    Mexico if a hummingbird beats its wings 4,000,000 times at a rate of 75
    wing-beats per second.

    George Seitz Elementary School
    Kwajalein, Marshall Islands
    Audrey
    Grade 6