Fact of the day

The London-Holyhead Classic was the longest single day British classic at 275 miles. This was before the UCI day race limit was brought in of course (I think it's now 170 miles).

When Tom Simpson won it in 1965 he won it in a sprint for the line. His average? 26mph.

26mph. Across 275 miles. In a day. Jesus.

catfy
(cosmetically altered that for you)

Negative, your mathematics is flawed.

26mph. Across 275 miles. In a day. Jesus.

wow!

Negative, your mathematics is flawed.

i'm not seeing where. did i make typo?

Hairy armed, "O-face"-making, annoyingly buzz-toned, latin widdler and embarassing shadow of his formerly great self, Carlos Santana, is named after a wind.

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Santana_wind

wow!

i'm not seeing where. did i make typo?

The standard mathematical notation would involve using an ellipsis (...) after the recurring decimals. As you used 4, 5 and 5 full stops in the second, third and fourth numbers stated, respectively. As such I discounted their monetary value as recurring numbers.

Additionally, it's standard practise to stick to a single convention in the number of decimals places before placing the ellipsis. In your case you used two different quantities of decimal places.

If restated as;
"In response to Theory Swine.
1108.999999... is a statement, 1112.999999... provides the mathematical proof. 1108.999999... without 1112.999999... is not a fact, it's a conjecture at best."

I would accept your assertion. I am however, a pedant when it comes to bastardising mathematics without due care and attention. After all, without precision, Mathematics may as well be like the rest of those ugly sciences which rely on scientific weighting and argument rather than proof.

drugs.

Probably. I think the sad thing about Simpson was that he was genuinely a massively strong cyclist, who was a victim of the culture and system he operated in. I'm sure he took the drugs because other people were and he had to in order to compete. But how many people could achieve that, even if they were on speed?

It's sad :(

Probably. I think the sad thing about Simpson was that he was genuinely a massively strong cyclist, who was a victim of the culture and system he operated in. I'm sure he took the drugs because other people were and he had to in order to compete. But how many people could achieve that, even if they were on speed?

It's sad :(

exactly. still immense

object - yeah agreed, typo then. i thought you were questioning the substance. i wouldn't normally have to count them out cause i'd use \ldots or \cdots. \ldots in the case of numbers

English mustard is the lord of all condiments.
fact.

I'm not quite bored enough to test that, but interesting all the same.

There is no such species of fish as a sardine

There is no such species of fish as a sardine

Lies and propaganda.

Apologies that it makes you uncomfortable. Fact and truth.

Swansea had the UK's first branch of Staples

lolwhut?! it's definitely true about whales

Are Sardines mamals?

What is this fishy stuff I've been eating grilled on toast for years?

The uncertainty of it all is killing me!

Smegma.

Isnt that the white stuff on the top of expensive pate?

Probably.

I cant read half the packaging. I'm probably eating wallpaper paste. In fact my pallet could'nt tell the difference between wallpaper paste, cream egg innerds, and caviar.

meh.

Sardines are actually small lizards.

You're a small lizard.

When do you want that crank puller back? :)

You have.

Either day is A-OK with me, gissa text when/where if you get a chance.

Bloody love Waterworld.

I dont care that i made a loss, it was pure unfiltered awesome when i first saw it at about age 11