xkcd has Pluto nailed today:

And, What if the New Horizons Hits My Car? One of the best lines is:
How fast is 14 kilometers per second? Here’s my favorite comparison for putting that speed in perspective: If you were standing at one end of a football field and fired a gun toward the other end, right while New Horizons flew past you, the spacecraft would reach the far end zone before the bullet made it to the 10-yard line

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