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Originally Posted by subzero1313
I love when people say "light year" as a measure of time, its a damn measurement of DISTANCE.
"WinMo is 10 trillion Kilometers ahead of the Iphone!!!" O rly???
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http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/light_year
light year (plural light years)
(astronomy) A unit of length (abbreviation ly) equal to the distance light travels in one year; used to measure extremely large distances.
(in plural light years; figurative, informal) A very long way.
The marathon runner in the lead is light years ahead of the one at the back.
(in plural light years; figurative, informal, nonstandard) A very long time.
Some of Leonardo da Vinci’s inventions were light years ahead of their time.