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Well, I'm stuck in an urgent care waiting room, so let's give this a shot.

Mach 2 at sea level: 1,522 mph, or 2,232 feet per second.

1 square foot of lawn has around 3,000 blades of grass.

2,232 square feet * 3,000 = 6,696,000 bps (blades per second)

Hard drive transfer rate around 30 years ago: 80,000,000 bps (bits per second)

So honestly, closer than I expected! Hack the width of the grass strip a bit and you'll get a perfect match.




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