People across the country found this amusing as well, with many posting strange estimates of the total kilometers they were charged for on Facebook. The website also noted that the figures are expected to be unrealistic in the first month of the new year, as data from January registrations and estimates based on the last inspection are used. Helínor commented, "I find this a bit amusing, but at the same time, it's laughable because this system doesn't seem to be working as it should." (At sea level in dry air at a temperature of about 20 degrees Celsius, the speed of sound is approximately 1,235 kilometers per hour). Inaccurate estimates or gross errors can be corrected by the Icelandic Revenue and Customs. "But I later realized it was nineteen million six hundred eighty-three thousand, with a due date of February 16th," he said. Precise calculations indicate that January has 31 days or 744 hours, and when the total kilometers are divided by this period, the resulting speed is 1.344 kilometers per hour. According to the man's calculations, this means his rented bus circled the Earth 25 times at the speed of sound. The bills are expected to stabilize and be corrected as more people register their kilometers driven. The website also commented, "However, no one should mortgage their home to pay an unrealistic bill." While Helínor admits he can be absent-minded at times, he does not admit to having driven enough to circle the Earth 25 times in one month. One expert calculated that the car would have needed to travel at 1,500 kilometers per hour for the entire month to achieve that. It would only be possible if the bus was traveling at the speed of sound. Helínor Ragnason, a bus driver in Egilsstadir (Iceland), who runs the bus company 'Sæti', was surprised when he received a bill with the new cost per kilometer. "At first, I thought the amount was nineteen thousand," he told the RUV website. "I wasn't wearing my glasses in front of the computer then. I looked closer, and I saw that this number came from driving 999,691 kilometers in one month."
