More fun at Pi yards per rev. :0)

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Re: Re: More fun at Pi yards per rev. :0)

1 mile= 1.609 km.
100km = 62.1504 miles

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On Fri, 16 May 2003 19:55:57 -0500, jerryg
<jerryg.njt2n@timelimit.unicyclist.com> wrote:

>1) A metric century is 64 miles. The value 64 in hexadecimal is 100
>decimal (64x=100d). The systems are not related, but the correlation is
>odd.

Odd indeed although a bit off as others have pointed out. A closer
match is that the ratio between mile and km is the ‘golden cut’ which
equals approximately 1.618033989. Only 0.6% off but most likely pure
coincidence.

Klaas Bil - Newsgroup Addict

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Klaas Bil wrote:
> On Fri, 16 May 2003 19:55:57 -0500, jerryg
> <jerryg.njt2n@timelimit.unicyclist.com> wrote:
>
>> 1) A metric century is 64 miles. The value 64 in hexadecimal is 100
>> decimal (64x=100d). The systems are not related, but the
>> correlation is odd.
>
> Odd indeed although a bit off as others have pointed out. A closer
> match is that the ratio between mile and km is the ‘golden cut’ which
> equals approximately 1.618033989. Only 0.6% off but most likely pure
> coincidence.

When x/y = y/(x+y), for the less nerdly of you. :wink:

Coincidence? Or the Illuminati? :wink:

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:stuck_out_tongue:

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Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 12:23 PM
Subject: Re: More fun at Pi yards per rev. :0)

>
> Oh, yes, back to uniing:
>
> 12 mph (19.3km/h for the imperially challenged, 5.63m/s for the
> physicists) isnt difficult on a coker, but it is a fairly good average
> speed. Where I ride it is very hilly, so going as fast as I can over 7
> miles (11.3km FtIC) I usually average about 11mph (17.7km/h FtIC,
> 4.91m/s FtP). I guess on the flat, an average of 12mph wouldn’t be too
> difficult for the experienced cokeur. And if Roger Davies reads this,
> just remember we dont all use 110mm (4.33" FtMC) cranks!!
>
> Ok, take tongue out of cheek…
>
>
> –
> foolish - Cokerhead
>
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I knew you would find this thread in the end Roger :smiley: