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Old 03-18-2011, 08:25 AM   #1
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Originally Posted by Pete Zicato View Post
Actually, just a little closer.

Wolfram says 5896 miles from London to Japan. 6436 miles Ann Arbor to Japan.

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i...gland+to+japan

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i...higan+to+japan

Useful site, by the way.
Even more than you thought.

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Quake Moves Japan Closer to U.S.
The earthquake in Japan appears to have brought the country and the United States closer together, and not just metaphorically speaking: The area of the country hit by the quake jumped 13 feet closer to the U.S., says The New York Times. A coastal stretch of Japan also sunk two feet—which allowed the tsunami to travel further inland. NASA also says the quake shortened the day by a couple millionths of a second and tilted Earth’s axis.

Read it at The New York Times
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