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One measure of twentieth-century time is the supersonic three and three-quarter hours it takes the Concorde to fly from New York to Paris, gate to gate. Other measures come with the waits on the expressways and the runways.

James Gleick

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Ein Maß für die Zeit des zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts ist die drei- bis dreiviertelstündige Überschallzeit, die die Concorde benötigt, um von New York nach Paris zu fliegen. Weitere Maßnahmen sind die Wartezeiten auf den Schnellstraßen und den Start- und Landebahnen.

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