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Slattern of the Swail
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QUICK!
...What's the radius of the Earth?
No fair figuring it out based on other stuff, or googling it or otherwise looking the value up somewhere. I want people who 'just know'--the way I know the fastest route to the local bowling alley. For those of you who just know (and I know you're out there, King of the Geeks [Nay, Queen of the Geeks, obviously]) of what POSSIBLE use is this factoid to you?
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In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum |
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Slattern of the Swail
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Nice try. It has to be an actual value.
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In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum |
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Slattern of the Swail
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Oh, but don't worry HM. I've always felt that you were a MASSIVE black hole of a geek! and your rhapsodizing about calculus only seals the deal.
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In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum |
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I think this line's mostly filler.
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Guilty as charged, but alas, numbers are my blind spot. As I mentioned in the calculus thread...
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Gone and done
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6378km, equatorial. Why do you ask?
(Full disclosure: I use this value at work.)
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I knew the Geek Overlord would turn out to be a Geek Goddess! Well, good for you, Pie. Now---second half of the Q---HOW is this knowledge useful to you in your work?
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In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum |
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Gone and done
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per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not. |
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Join Date: Nov 2004
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25000 miles = 2*3.14*r ~=
12500 miles = 3.14*r ~= 6000 miles ~= r sorry, I almost always do the math. I don't keep the radius stored next to the route to the bowling alley because I use it much more infrequently than I do the circumference, and I remember the calculation because it has a permanently reserved spot in my memory as a tool. Sorry I don't rate Geek Overlord. That's probably because I'm half Nerd on my Father's side. Pie: 1 -- Congratulations. 2 -- Quick (like a bunny), what point on the earth's surface is furthest from the center of the earth? **spoiler** Chimborazo in the Andes
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I think there is a typo in that last calculation.
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Yep. Algebra - A; Arithmetic - F. :sigh:
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Quote:
3.14 D = 25000 D = 7962 R = 3981
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The highest mountain? Everest?
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In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum |
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Since the Southern Hemisphere is fatter than the Northern Hemisphere, there might be a mountain south of the Equator that's slightly lower than Everest, but whose peak is farther from the center of the Earth. Just sayin', ya know.
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