Re: [GENERAL] In the belly of the beast (MySQLCon)

[Decibel!]

On Apr 18, 2008, at 2:18 PM, Alvaro Herrera wrote:

Actually, electrons themselves flow rather slowly -- millimeters per

"typically 75% of light speed", Wikipedia again.

second according to Wikipedia. The signal propagation is a bit faster:

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Yeah, electrons move *very* slowly in a solid. Presumably somewhat faster in liquid. Definitely faster in a gas, but you have to have a pretty good vacuum for them to actually approach the speed of light.

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