Correction for the speed of The Speed of Sound
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How fast is 1,097,500,000 inches per hour?
It's about twenty times as fast as The Speed of Sound
The speed of The Speed of Sound is about 48,600,000 inches per hour.
(in dry air at 20°C)
The speed of sound in dry air at 20°C (68°F) is 48,600,000 inches per hour. Air is a relatively poor acoustic conductor, however, as sound will travel at speeds of between 212,000,000 inches per hour to 221,000,000 inches per hour in water, depending on its salinity.