Obsessions #anyqs
Some more information can be found here (look in the description of the video). A second spoiler video can be found here.
Tag Archives: calculate this
Pole to Pole Run
Pat Farmer, an endurance runner, set out to run from the North Pole to the South Pole to raise money for the Red Cross. Utterly awesome. So if he sets off on April 2nd, 2011 and he runs 16 miles … Continue reading
Paper #wcydwt
Neat video: Note: All photos were printed on recycled paper. Wasn’t that nice of them. So how many photos? Answer found here.
Drag Race #wcydwt
Act 1 http://vimeo.com/29051572 What questions do you have? Act 2 Talk about why the highest horsepower might not be that fast (10,000 horsepower vehicle that you could beat with a Toyota Prius). Ask what other things are important for going … Continue reading
Transport $12 billion of gold #anyqs
From Bloomberg: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez ordered the central bank to repatriate $11 billion of gold reserves held in developed nations’ institutions such as the Bank of England as prices for the metal rise to a record. Venezuela, which holds 211 tons of its 365 tons … Continue reading
Altitude Sickness
Act 1 View from Pikes Peak: On a trip out west with my wife, we took a trip up to the top of Pikes Peak by Colorado Springs. I’m calling this post Altitude Sickness because despite having this post in … Continue reading
Dartboard Problem
From Infinigons, etc: Putting myself in kids’ shoes You have a square dartboard. What is the probability that a randomly-thrown dart will land closer to the center of the dartboard than to an edge? Superb problem. I took the lazy route. … Continue reading
IcoSoKu
From the brilliant(?) minds at vat19.com, I present to you, the IcoSoKu: Just thousands, that’s it? In my list of mathematical strengths probability does not appear, but there are: 12 unique numbers (vertices of an icosahedron), so 12! = 479,001,600 ways to arrange … Continue reading
Math Pic: Radiator Design
These awesome heating radiators were in the flat (apartment) that we stayed in. I want to make one more. How much pipe do I need to bring to the bending machine?
Math Pics: Underground Carriages
The following is the first of a few pictures that I took while on spring break in London. This is a flyer that is talking about the improvements to the London Underground. The Summer Olympics are coming next summer, so … Continue reading