Talk:Seven-league boots

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According to some Danish stories, the Seven-league Boots double the length of each step, making the distance one has walked grow exponentially. Has anybody else heard of this, so it is important enough to mention in the article? 62.242.61.134 19:40, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

Can't say I have, but that seems to be what happens in the Bartimaeus Trilogy. Is that worth noting, if the Discworld reference is? 81.104.102.54 19:28, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Speed

Assuming a somewhat generous stride length of 3 feet, and based on the approximation of 3.5 miles (5.5 km) per hour as the definition of a league, a walker makes roughly 6,160 steps per hour. In seven league boots, this results in a speed of 150,920 mph (242,882 kph). This is equivalent to about 67,500 m/s and allows the wearer to circle the Earth in about 10 minutes (barring geography). It is also about 6,500 times as fast as the world record for the 100m sprint (23mph, I believe). If our walker were to sprint at world record pace, 23mph / 3.5 mph = a factor of about 6.5 times as fast, or just shy of 1 million mph for a short duration. Hope the boots shield the wearer from air resistance.

Though the boots are meant to be more figurative than literal in name, if anyone wants to vet my calculation and include it in the article, please feel free. Others might be as curious as I was. =) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.93.26.126 (talk) 19:08, 12 March 2008 (UTC)