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Subject:Re: speedo/odo error confusion
From:mike miller
Date:Wed, 24 Oct 2001 17:37:09 -0700

If this is the analysis you do when chemistrying I can tell that the ranks
of great chemists were increased by one when you chose the field.

Mike
LOL

> From: Matthew Pollard <poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU>
> Reply-To: Matthew Pollard <poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU>
> Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 16:14:54 -0700
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: speedo/odo error confusion
>
> It is obvious.  The earth is not flat. The mile markers are in a straight
> line, but  your bus must traverse the surface of a sphere, aka The Earth.
> The variance is because of valleys (high correlation) and hills (low
> correlation).
>
> -Matthew
>
> Matthew Pollard          "Racing with the wind and flirting with death
> Dept. Of Chemistry        So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath"
> University of Idaho
> www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
>
>>
>> Here's what I recorded
>> my trip odo             I-70 milepost
>> 77.8                      0
>> 186.2                    100
>> 292.0                    200
>> 323.0                    230 (Colorado state line)
>>
>