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How many steps does an ant take per inch?

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they have 6 legs and each moves 1 mm. 25.4 mm in an inch, but only uses 3 legs per mm step so 3X25.4=76.2 steps per inch, discounting whether or not he is wearing track shoes or walking through oil.

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