Verizon launches new Countdown for the Thunderbolt Commercial

[ToastyZ71]

she says 1, 2, 3, then 1, 2, then 1, 2, again... cant make out if she says 3 the last time again.

 

[aRsTwiX]

i just watched the vid again but correct me if im wrong... my spanish is horrible but isnt the dialogue saying 1 second 2 second 3 second? not the other way around?
or does is actually translate to english backwards?

She is counting up in spanish.

You can count the time (in seconds) between the lightning bolt and the thunder and that's how far away it was (in miles)

It's a little hint...

Still don't get it though. Even if you add those up, it's 6 and the release date isn't the 13th obviously... because Verizon doesn't release on Sunday.

 

[huskerkate]

but again, with lightning and thunder, for every one second between flash and thunder, it's a distance of approx seven miles to the percipient (because light travels faster than sound). so, maybe 1 second between flash and thunder equals seven days, not seven miles. this could mean that the phone is anywhere from 7 to 21 days away (if you want to read that much subtext into it)...

 

[ScarletBuckeye]

I thought it was every 5 miles?

 

[aRsTwiX]

but again, with lightning and thunder, for every one second between flash and thunder, it's a distance of approx seven miles to the percipient (because light travels faster than sound). so, maybe 1 second between flash and thunder equals seven days, not seven miles. this could mean that the phone is anywhere from 7 to 21 days away (if you want to read that much subtext into it)...

It's the opposite actually. For every 5 seconds it's approximately 1 mile. Or 3 seconds every kilometer. Or if you want to get crazy it's seconds times 340 for meters.

I feel like a nerd. :|

 

[huskerkate]

in Nebraska, it was 7 - maybe Huskers are able to count faster than Buckeyes...

 

[ScarletBuckeye]

I guess we'll find out who's faster on Oct 8th when they play each other :laugh:

 

[smokiedabong]

The sound travels at 768 Mph , and hour has 3600 seconds , that's 768/3600 miles per second .

 

[aRsTwiX]

The sound travels at 768 Mph , and hour has 3600 seconds , that's 768/3600 miles per second .

Sound travels through air at about 1100-1200 feet per second (depending on altitude, relative humidity, pressure, etc.)

Approximately one mile per five seconds (one kilometer per three seconds).

 

[cookieGT]

aRsTwiX you beat me to it, but you are very much so correct. The speed of sound is related to temperature and humidity (at least for most mortals) and is usually around 1000 ft/sec (in air) so generally a 5sec delay is equal to 1 mile.

 

[huskerkate]

ok, ok - i take full responsibility for completely derailing this thread (where is smalltowngirl when you need her?!). i completely misinterpreted the subtext - now back to your regularly scheduled speculation on the TB's arrival.

 

[aRsTwiX]

I can't wait for the LTE Evo... I MEAN Thunderbolt!

I kid I kid.

 

[rcjames]

Actually using spanish sound alot better and makes it sound evil. I like it.

 

[Vulcan1600]

I love these theories. Was I the only one last night who was glad to see the VZW Testman again?

 

[Big Ry]

Ok, so light travels at 3x10^6 m/s...according to the theory of special relativity, in the lightnings reference frame only 1 second had passed...the length of the thunderbolt is contacted...so we should expect the device 3,695 years ago...err...crap



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