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What units do you think you know the scale of the solar system in? The speed of light is approximately 300 million meters per second, so call it 300 thousand ki
by aardvark179 3y ago
What units do you think you know the scale of the solar system in? The speed of light is approximately 300 million meters per second, so call it 300 thousand kilometres per second, or very roughly 200 thousand miles.
Also, if I were asking that sort of question in an interview I would fine with a candidate getting a conversion wrong as long as they explain their thought process, and I’d help them correct the error early. I’m this sort of question is t meant to be a trick, it’s about whether you can connect different variables which may not appear connected at first glance.
- bedobi 3y ago> it's about It's about absolutely nothing at all. You can project whatever you want on pointless questions like that. Whatever you think you're measuring in a candidate by asking them, well, you're not, lol.
- weebull 3y ago> What units do you think you know the scale of the solar system in? AU
- arp242 3y ago> if I were asking that sort of question in an interview The impression I had was that the question was asked in a social context: over coffee, beers, or something like that. > What units do you think you know the scale of the solar system in? AU, as I mentioned: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomical_unit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomical_unit