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How Fast Does the Flash Run?

The Flash is the name given to several DC comic book superheroes since 1940. Every person who has fought against evil under the guise of the Flash have all shared the same power: super speed. The exact speed that the Flash can run varies greatly, depending on which person is operating as the Flash and what the environmental conditions are. DC has stated, however, that all Flashes can run at least at light speed, which is more than 670 million miles per hour.

Instructions

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  Determine which Flash to which you refer. For example, Golden Age Flash is Jay Garrick, Silver Age Flash is Barry Allen and others include Wally West and several others from the Allen family.
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  Consider the Flash's environments. For example, in issueÜof Flash v2, the Flash won a race against Superman in a non-hostile environment, where the latter ran at 2,000 miles a second, or Mach 9350. However, in a cold, wet environment, the Flash is considerably slower.
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  Calculate the Flash's top speed in a non-hostile environment depending on who he is. For example, Golden Age Flash is officially stated to run at the speed of sound, or the speed of light with speed-force assistance. Silver Age Flash is officially stated to be able to circle the world within three minutes.

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