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Re: Significant digits in a float?

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On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 8:42 AM, emile <emile@fenx.com> wrote:
> On 04/29/2014 01:16 PM, Adam Funk wrote:
>
>> "A man pitches his tent, walks 1 km south, walks 1 km east, kills a
>> bear, & walks 1 km north, where he's back at his tent.  What color is
>> the bear?"  ;-)
>
>
> From how many locations on Earth can someone walk one mile south, one mile
> east, and one mile north and end up at their starting point?

Any point where the mile east takes you an exact number of times
around the globe. So, anywhere exactly one mile north of that, which
is a number of circles not far from the south pole.

ChrisA

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Significant digits in a float? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-04-28 12:00 -0400
  Re: Significant digits in a float? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-04-29 02:34 +0000
    Re: Significant digits in a float? Ben Finney <ben@benfinney.id.au> - 2014-04-29 13:23 +1000
      Re: Significant digits in a float? Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2014-04-29 05:43 +0000
        Re: Significant digits in a float? Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2014-04-29 20:33 -0400
          Re: Significant digits in a float? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-04-29 20:42 -0400
            Re: Significant digits in a float? Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2014-04-30 20:02 -0400
              Re: Significant digits in a float? Mark H Harris <harrismh777@gmail.com> - 2014-04-30 22:54 -0500
                Re: Significant digits in a float? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2014-04-30 20:56 -0700
                Re: Significant digits in a float? Mark H Harris <harrismh777@gmail.com> - 2014-04-30 23:16 -0500
                Re: Significant digits in a float? William Ray Wing <wrw@mac.com> - 2014-05-01 11:53 -0400
                Re: Significant digits in a float? Mark H Harris <harrismh777@gmail.com> - 2014-05-06 11:29 -0500
                Re: Significant digits in a float? Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2014-05-01 22:06 -0400
                Re: Significant digits in a float? Mark H Harris <harrismh777@gmail.com> - 2014-05-06 09:51 -0500
                Re: Significant digits in a float? alister <alister.nospam.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2014-05-06 15:18 +0000
                Re: Significant digits in a float? Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick@gmail.com> - 2014-05-06 12:14 -0400
                Re: Significant digits in a float? Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2014-05-06 19:48 -0400
                Re: Significant digits in a float? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-05-01 08:56 -0400
                Re: Significant digits in a float? Larry Hudson <orgnut@yahoo.com> - 2014-05-01 12:51 -0700
                Re: Significant digits in a float? Adam Funk <a24061@ducksburg.com> - 2014-05-01 22:05 +0100
                Re: Significant digits in a float? Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2014-05-01 21:47 -0400
                Re: Significant digits in a float? Mark H Harris <harrismh777@gmail.com> - 2014-05-06 09:59 -0500
                [OT] Silde rules [was Re: Significant digits in a float?] Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-05-06 16:10 +0000
                Re: [OT] Silde rules Ben Finney <ben@benfinney.id.au> - 2014-05-07 10:01 +1000
              Re: Significant digits in a float? Adam Funk <a24061@ducksburg.com> - 2014-05-01 21:55 +0100
                Re: Significant digits in a float? Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2014-05-01 22:26 -0400
                Re: Significant digits in a float? Adam Funk <a24061@ducksburg.com> - 2014-05-08 20:58 +0100
    Re: Significant digits in a float? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-04-29 09:38 -0400
      Re: Significant digits in a float? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-04-30 02:30 +1000
        Re: Significant digits in a float? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-04-29 19:53 -0400
          Re: Significant digits in a float? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-04-30 10:13 +1000
          Re: Significant digits in a float? Ben Finney <ben@benfinney.id.au> - 2014-04-30 10:13 +1000
          Re: Significant digits in a float? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-04-30 10:17 +1000
          Re: Significant digits in a float? Ben Finney <ben@benfinney.id.au> - 2014-04-30 10:20 +1000
          Re: Significant digits in a float? Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-04-30 18:19 +0000
      Re: Significant digits in a float? Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2014-04-29 12:47 -0400
        Re: Significant digits in a float? Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2014-04-30 09:45 +1200
      Re: Significant digits in a float? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-04-30 02:59 +1000
      Re: Significant digits in a float? Adam Funk <a24061@ducksburg.com> - 2014-04-29 21:16 +0100
        Re: Significant digits in a float? Mark H Harris <harrismh777@gmail.com> - 2014-04-29 15:39 -0500
          Re: Significant digits in a float? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-04-30 07:15 +1000
        Re: Significant digits in a float? Ryan Hiebert <ryan@ryanhiebert.com> - 2014-04-29 15:42 -0500
        Re: Significant digits in a float? emile <emile@fenx.com> - 2014-04-29 15:42 -0700
          Re: Significant digits in a float? alister <alister.nospam.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2014-04-30 09:03 +0000
          Re: Significant digits in a float? Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-04-30 18:21 +0000
            Re: Significant digits in a float? emile <emile@fenx.com> - 2014-05-01 09:34 -0700
              Re: Significant digits in a float? alister <alister.nospam.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2014-05-01 17:13 +0000
        Re: Significant digits in a float? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-04-30 08:51 +1000
          Re: Significant digits in a float? Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2014-04-30 20:14 +1200
            Re: Significant digits in a float? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-04-30 18:27 +1000
            Re: Significant digits in a float? Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-04-30 14:05 +0100
        Re: Significant digits in a float? Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-04-30 00:34 +0100
        Re: Significant digits in a float? Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2014-04-29 20:37 -0400
        Re: Significant digits in a float? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-04-29 20:45 -0400
        Re: Significant digits in a float? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-04-30 10:45 +1000
          Re: Significant digits in a float? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-04-29 20:48 -0400
        Re: Significant digits in a float? Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2014-04-29 19:31 -0700
          Re: Significant digits in a float? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-04-30 02:59 +0000
            Re: Significant digits in a float? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-04-29 23:30 -0400
              Re: Significant digits in a float? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-04-30 13:40 +1000
        Re: Significant digits in a float? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-04-30 13:03 +1000
          Re: Significant digits in a float? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-04-30 08:01 -0400
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        Re: Off-topic  circumnavigating the earth in a mile or less  [was Re: Significant digits in a float?] Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2014-04-30 07:02 -0700
          Re: Off-topic  circumnavigating the earth in a mile or less Adam Funk <a24061@ducksburg.com> - 2014-05-01 21:52 +0100
        Re: Off-topic circumnavigating the earth in a mile or less [was Re: Significant digits in a float?] Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-05-01 00:27 +1000
        Re: Off-topic circumnavigating the earth in a mile or less [was Re: Significant digits in a float?] Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-05-01 05:10 +1000
        Re: Off-topic circumnavigating the earth in a mile or less [was Re: Significant digits in a float?] Ryan Hiebert <ryan@ryanhiebert.com> - 2014-04-30 10:24 -0500
        Re: Off-topic circumnavigating the earth in a mile or less [was Re: Significant digits in a float?] Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-04-30 17:46 -0600
        Re: Off-topic circumnavigating the earth in a mile or less [was Re: Significant digits in a float?] Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-04-30 22:20 -0400
          Re: Off-topic circumnavigating the earth in a mile or less [was Re:   Significant digits in a float?] Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2014-05-01 18:16 +1200
          Re: Off-topic circumnavigating the earth in a mile or less Adam Funk <a24061@ducksburg.com> - 2014-05-01 21:57 +0100
            Re: Off-topic circumnavigating the earth in a mile or less Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-05-01 22:49 +0100
            Re: Off-topic circumnavigating the earth in a mile or less alister <alister.nospam.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2014-05-02 08:49 +0000
        Re: Off-topic circumnavigating the earth in a mile or less [was Re: Significant digits in a float?] Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-05-01 11:57 +1000
        Re: Off-topic circumnavigating the earth in a mile or less [was Re: Significant digits in a float?] Vlastimil Brom <vlastimil.brom@gmail.com> - 2014-05-01 09:49 +0200
      Re: Significant digits in a float? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-04-30 02:50 +0000
      Re: Significant digits in a float? Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-04-30 18:18 +0000

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