tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post7604647456467664267..comments2024-03-19T05:52:33.293-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Wednesday December 11, 2013 Rick Papazian Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13336320341009245902013-12-12T03:41:03.838-06:002013-12-12T03:41:03.838-06:00Correction: A steel beam could be an I-Beam becaus...Correction: A steel beam could be an I-Beam because it has a cross-sectional shape of an I. An eye-bar is a tension-only member that has an "eye"or hole at each end. A member that can resist bending is called a beam. An eye-bar doesn't resist bending, thus cannot be called a beam. I know of no structural member called an IBAR.Engineer Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-23831911802324926902013-12-12T02:38:47.877-06:002013-12-12T02:38:47.877-06:00AnonT, I admit I skipped over TMBG link at first. ...AnonT, I admit I skipped over TMBG link at first. So I just went back and listened but I'm sorry to say I couldn't get into it much. I don't know what it's about and it didn't grab me.<br /><br />I agree with you about a way to measure the angle. Eratosthanes was so smart I'm sure he could figure out a good way to do it.<br /><br />I am looking forward to Downton Abbey resuming.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-43480551205953388272013-12-12T00:05:35.554-06:002013-12-12T00:05:35.554-06:00I may be one-post-over-the-line...
Some of the D...I may be one-post-over-the-line... <br /><br />Some of the Downton Abbey cast were interviewed on Diane Rehm (NPR) today (12/11). I just heard it on a SiriusXM re-run. I know some here are fans. I think you can get the full show from NPR.org if you care to.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80737152430395867782013-12-11T23:33:11.700-06:002013-12-11T23:33:11.700-06:00CED - You filled up the tabs in my browser - Funny...CED - You filled up the tabs in my browser - Funny Stuff. And you just beat me to the 1st Q.<br /><br />For Q2: I would suspect a simple protractor or Pythagorean math could determine the angle (with a bit of trig thrown in). I'd think it would be the angle between the top of the stick and the hypotenuse. This is off the cuff, but it's too late to think about it more. Bill G - whadda you say?<br /><br />Cheers, -T<br />(still no takers on the TMBG link? Oh, well.)Anonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78988814606783467972013-12-11T23:09:45.547-06:002013-12-11T23:09:45.547-06:00Anon@ 9:59 ( my ego will not allow me to say CED A...Anon@ 9:59 ( my ego will not allow me to say CED Admirer )<br /><br />Number one: In 300 BC, they told time "by the Sun," they knew when the solstice occurred, & if there were no shadow on the solstice, it was midday. 800 kms away, it was easy to determine midday because that was when the shadow was at its shortest. <br /><br />Number two: (will always be just stinky to me...) but if you watch Bill G's Cosmos link (as many times as it takes) between 3:50 & 6:00, Carl Sagan does explain it beautifully. (makes me want to watch the series all over again, thanks Bill...)CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46469780928956810622013-12-11T22:43:56.020-06:002013-12-11T22:43:56.020-06:00CED Admirer: I have wondered about those same ques...CED Admirer: I have wondered about those same questions. If Sagan's story has some little holes, I still like it 1) because it shows what a great thinkers some of those old timers were with little else to work with other than their brains, and 2) because it reminds me of my father who loved this story. I think estimating the angle wasn't too difficult and could be done with simple tools or pencil and paper. Also, I don't think they would have to make their measurements at the same time. One observer would note that on the summer solstice, columns didn't cast shadows while the other observer would notice that on the same day there was a shadow. If you know the height of the column (stick) and the MINIMUM length of the shadow whenever it occurred, you could use trigonometry to calculate the angle or you could draw out the stick and the shadow, complete the triangle and estimate the angle fairly accurately.<br /> <br />Just some ideas (even though I wasn't there). Good questions.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-43971895116232053122013-12-11T21:59:10.886-06:002013-12-11T21:59:10.886-06:00CED wonderful links, I liked the cow best, I drink...CED wonderful links, I liked the cow best, I drink instant coffee in cold milk.<br /><br />, and you'd think the entire blog is in bed by 2200 hrs...<br /><br />Bill. G. Since you are so math ingenious, and so scientific minded - and you were kind enough to link your favorite video ......<br /><br />..... I have a question about Carl Sagans intro to how Eratosthenes actually calculated the circumference of the earth.<br /><br />From what I understood, Erato made 2 obelisks, one in Alexandria and one in Syrene (?) . The distance between the two cities, he measured to be 800 kilometers, exactly. (Say). On the longest day of the year, June 21 (?) ,at exactly mid-day, he saw that there was no shadow in Syrene, but a shadow on the ground from the obelisk in Alexandria. <br /><br />From the length of the shadow, he deduced that the angle, between the obelisks, was about 7 degrees , to the center if the earth, presumably circular ....<br /><br />..... or about one- fiftieth of the circle of 360o. (About). So the circumference of the earth was 800 Kms. X. 360"/ 7" =. About 40,000 Kms.<br /><br />Question number one. In an age, about 300 BC, when there were no clocks or holographic instruments to keep time, or check matching time, how could he, and another experimenter, or lab assistant, 800 Kms. Away, know that they were taking the critical shadow measurements at the SAME time ...of the day .... Plus they had no jet planes to travel instantaneously, nor did they have a telephone or a telegraph. <br /><br />a. Number two. How did he come up with seven degrees in the angle between the obelisks ? How does that correlate to the length of the shadow ? .... That's more difficult to come up with.<br /><br />Maybe I should ask CED to look Erastosthenes up on the Ecloud, and link us the answers .... Ha. Ha.CED admirernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-11784343280181352562013-12-11T21:35:55.588-06:002013-12-11T21:35:55.588-06:00Room mate (really?)
Delivery room
room service
...<a href="http://cdn.pophangover.com/images/funny-roommate-notes-5.jpg" rel="nofollow">Room mate</a> (really?)<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ucc3YgdjUvA/TUQmNZqgPkI/AAAAAAAACXE/iShbI96PQw4/s1600/peanut-delivery-room.jpg" rel="nofollow">Delivery room</a><br /><br /><a href="http://f.kulfoto.com/pic/0001/0040/WaK8s39445.jpg" rel="nofollow">room service</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/hsc/lowres/recruitment-aeroplane-airplane-plane-seat-interview-hscn359l.jpg" rel="nofollow">Leg room</a><br /><br /><a href="http://cdn.someecards.com/someecards/filestorage/corner-friend-date-dog-dogs-pet-pets-ecards-someecards.png" rel="nofollow">room lock </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.hilariousheadlines.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/funny-bathroom-signs-4.jpg" rel="nofollow">Bathroom</a><br /><br /><a href="http://favimages.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/steven-wright-quotes-sayings-deep-witty-temperature.jpg" rel="nofollow">Room temperature</a><br /><br />Tinbeni,,, I will meet you in the <a href="http://images.pubcrawler.com/photos/p2309-03132005010119-null.jpg" rel="nofollow">Map Room</a><br /><br />At least I always know where my <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Gb-L0qyXRP4/TxfV6TY1sRI/AAAAAAAACGc/8HCe5gQbRng/s320/swallowed+objects+x+rays+key+in+stomach+funny.jpg" rel="nofollow">room key</a> is...<br /><br />Phew! Dang it Rick,,, you're wearing me out....!CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-32789570627403899592013-12-11T21:23:39.240-06:002013-12-11T21:23:39.240-06:00Really late today, I managed to do the puzzle in b...Really late today, I managed to do the puzzle in between making 3 separate dinners. (Don't ask...)<br /><br />Rick Papazian, excellent 1st offering. I would look forward to more if you are willing. There were many clue/answer combinations I really liked, but I hesitate to comment on them if I do not know who to thank. (Rick, I hope it helps you to know that editing is a thankless job.)<br /><br />One minor, & one major nit...<br /><br />Minor: Being cross eyed makes it very difficult to figure out which side of the word to put "room".<br /><br />Major: It is my trademark to put a silly spin on a puzzle (where possible),,, & I do not have 9 months to come up with this stuff!!!! (+ u put me over the 20 line limit!)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cartoonstock.com/lowres/food-drink-coffee_shop-cow-tea_shop-cow-cows_milk-dto130812l.jpg" rel="nofollow">Tea Room</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/jwh/lowres/marriage-relationships-bedroom_tax-model_railways-model_trains-enthusiasts-model_railway-jwhn434l.jpg" rel="nofollow">Room Tax</a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xnpNwfpi9y8/Ucr3SqAf0iI/AAAAAAAAFG8/TW3zuahYYk8/s1600/playroom+rules.jpg" rel="nofollow">Playroom</a> (Also can be used as Blogging rules...)CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-5831313998552024712013-12-11T21:08:17.443-06:002013-12-11T21:08:17.443-06:00Bill G. On your Holey. problem.
If x is the ...Bill G. On your Holey. problem.<br /><br />If x is the present depth of the hole.<br /><br />And Man ht is 70 inches.<br /><br />His ht, above the hole is. 70 - x.<br /><br />If the top, of his head, in the completed hole, ... is y inches, under ground level.<br /><br />y = 2(70 - x)<br /><br />Also. y + 70. =. 3x<br /><br />Solving for x, x = 42. Inches.<br /><br />The holy hole will be, 3x. Or 126 inches deep., when completed. Or 10 feet 6 inches .... Unless the sides of the hole collapse on him, first. Then all bets are off.<br /><br />So, Marti and DH (dear husband?). At 3.41 were both right. Spitz will have to explain himself.<br /><br />I just found out that a proton is not a fundamental particle ... But only a hadron ( .. Careful how you spell that ...), composed of 3 quarks - of which are 2 up quarks, and one down quark. Where have I been ?Cautiously curiousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-68997252808865177622013-12-11T20:54:09.122-06:002013-12-11T20:54:09.122-06:00Re. CC's first love question; I felt so insecu...Re. CC's first love question; I felt so insecure around girls. I wanted them to like me but hesitated to make much of an attempt for fear of rejection. I would have convinced myself that I was in love with most any girl who seemed to be interested in me. Alas, that didn't happen often. Barbara and I met (1962) at a dance in my living cooperative (like a fraternity without all the hazing and drama). We danced a lot and enjoyed each other's company. I asked her to the big Heptagonals track meet. It went OK but I was chagrined to learn later that she had me mixed up with someone else she had met at the dance and was surprised when I showed up. But all went well anyway. We continued our relationship even long distance when I moved to California. I went back to Cornell in 1965 where we got married in Sage Chapel.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-48938350871737671772013-12-11T20:28:33.331-06:002013-12-11T20:28:33.331-06:00Hi everyone...
Another long one, but on my penult...Hi everyone...<br /><br />Another long one, but on my penultimate day at work, I didn't mind blogging while there. What are they gonna do, fire me? :-)<br /><br />I deleted my earlier post when I realized the error I made with Bill G.'s puzzle. I had the guy 1/3 of the way in the hole not to his final destination. Doh! I did read the posts from last year, and Marti - the pine box comment was LOL.<br /><br />Did anyone listen to the the TMBG I link'd earlier. Was it was fun or an annoyance (so I don't do it again). The song is from PAVLOVS dog point of view.<br /><br />C.C. You asked about 1st INLOVEs in the write-up. I met mine 26 years ago (sure, I had crushes before). We married 8 months later. We've been PLAYMATEs for 25 years now. She's still a DOLL.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51102661629948579792013-12-11T20:05:16.757-06:002013-12-11T20:05:16.757-06:00Oops! That's embarrassing. Sorry about that Ti...Oops! That's embarrassing. Sorry about that Tin. My CRS is getting the better of me again. You don't have to rub it in. :>)<br /><br />Marti, I'm impressed all to pieces. Good job! Also to DH.<br /><br />Marti, was that a bird's nest? Mouse nest? Why shudder? The nest was probably from a previous year and was abandoned. We've had a mouse or two. I hated to dispatch them but it was hard to coexist.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.wimp.com/moosefriendship/" rel="nofollow">A woman befriends a moose.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.wimp.com/greekscientist/" rel="nofollow">My favorite math/science video from Carl Sagan.</a> I hope you like it as much as I do.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-65821617678677752792013-12-11T19:08:42.042-06:002013-12-11T19:08:42.042-06:00
Buckeye BOB, I accept your apology, which was N...<br /><br /><br />Buckeye BOB, I accept your apology, which was NOT necessary..<br /><br />It is I who should apologize, for bitching on a common, innocent remark. <br /><br />Like a kid who grows up to be like her mother ... I am becoming too PC, ..... something I despise. .... Vehemently to. Your remark was so right, so common sense, and no PC correction is necessary. I regret my earlier post, which I cannot delete because I made it as a cowardly Anon. I wish I could apologieze to you in person.EOEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-56122717537417688182013-12-11T18:32:49.561-06:002013-12-11T18:32:49.561-06:00HGary:
Regarding your comment about sex: in the bo...HGary:<br />Regarding your comment about sex: in the book I am currently reading, The Last Runaway by Tracy Chevalier, the accepted norm to propose marriage is a "lie in the corn field" followed by the announcement of Banns and a later wedding.<br /> <br />The predominant characters are Friends, i.e., Quakers and I assume the custom is a real depiction of the facts because Ms. Chevalier has written other books about real women with solid credentials as to research.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30288213507154613032013-12-11T18:29:52.312-06:002013-12-11T18:29:52.312-06:00buckeye bob @ 4:46, well said! I learn something ...buckeye bob @ 4:46, well said! I learn something every day from reading this blog. Or re-remember things I had forgotten…(or wanted to forget??)<br /><br />Bill G. @ 1:48, your math problem is almost a logic problem, that even I can understand:<br />at first, the hole is 70" - x/3 <br />when he finishes, the depth would be<br />x - 70 = 2(70 - x/3)<br />Solving for x,<br />x= 70 + 140 - 2x/3<br />5x/3 = 210<br />5x= 630<br />x = 630/5= 126<br />So, when he begins, he is 126/3 = 42 inches deep<br />and when he is done, he is 126 - 70 or 56" below ground. So, the hole would be 56" + 70" = 126" deep<br />TA-DA!!! <br /><br /><br /><br />HeartRxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08786026973246127946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52364285351970232232013-12-11T17:39:40.546-06:002013-12-11T17:39:40.546-06:00Thank you "C.C." all for your work and e...Thank you "C.C." all for your work and everyone who commented so kindly.<br /><br />Also I'll probably look into that PublishAmerica company that Misty recommended. Seems you have to be famous or dead to get something published. <br /><br />Thanks again,<br />RickRick Papaziannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-20657850470591317362013-12-11T17:25:34.866-06:002013-12-11T17:25:34.866-06:00Hello everybody. It was a fun puzzle today. It was...Hello everybody. It was a fun puzzle today. It was a pleasure solving it and reading all your comments. Best wishes to you all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9807490010516272752013-12-11T16:46:05.457-06:002013-12-11T16:46:05.457-06:00@ EOE 10:56 AM
I’m sorry if you didn’t know Trale...@ EOE 10:56 AM<br /><br />I’m sorry if you didn’t know Tralee. Or if my comment offended you. That was not my intent. I strongly believe in diversity. This blog has people from east coast to west coast, from the northern border to the southern borders. We have many different backgrounds and experiences. A puzzle cannot be so bland that all people will know all the answers. With luck, the perps will solve it. Without luck, you get a Natick. It happens. So when someone knows an answer, and can illuminate it for us, we learn from each other.<br /><br />My comment about Tralee this morning started with me thinking, that was an easy one, why are there so many misses? Then I realized, no, it wouldn’t be obvious if you weren’t exposed to it. Knowing it depended on your background. So we learn by doing the puzzle or from each other. Hence, diversity of the bloggers is important.buckeye bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-747837083804914102013-12-11T16:40:01.986-06:002013-12-11T16:40:01.986-06:00Not so Deep as a Well?Not so Deep as a Well?Dorothy Parkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-71450711792088117262013-12-11T15:41:39.884-06:002013-12-11T15:41:39.884-06:00Hole will be 10' 6" deep.Hole will be 10' 6" deep.DHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-33061745192081356682013-12-11T15:30:33.192-06:002013-12-11T15:30:33.192-06:00Bill G - 7' 6" = hole depth when finished...Bill G - 7' 6" = hole depth when finished.Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-44970759135753762432013-12-11T15:16:58.722-06:002013-12-11T15:16:58.722-06:00Fun puzzle today. Thanks Rick & CC. WEES. I ...Fun puzzle today. Thanks Rick & CC. WEES. I didn't get the theme until I came here (same as OWENKL) and same problem with spelling RHEBOK. (Didn't see them in Kenya trip)<br />Busy working and Christmas party yesterday and didn't make it here but did puzzle. Can't believe nobody commented on ALICE Munro our Canadian 2013 Literature Nobelist!CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-49453756690936864492013-12-11T14:57:26.246-06:002013-12-11T14:57:26.246-06:00Argh! Tomorrow will be a better day!Argh! Tomorrow will be a better day!buckeye bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-691757089557049802013-12-11T14:49:42.194-06:002013-12-11T14:49:42.194-06:00I didn't! So I submit:
13 ft., 7 3/4 in.
No...I didn't! So I submit:<br /><br />13 ft., 7 3/4 in.<br /><br />Now to go find Tin's previous answer...buckeye bobnoreply@blogger.com