[Python-Dev] Threading in the Standard Library Tour Part II (original) (raw)

Tim Peters tim.peters at gmail.com
Thu Aug 19 06:26:50 CEST 2004


done-right-it-only-takes-0.97c-to-give-the-appearance-of-6-inches-ly y'rs - tim

[Greg Ewing]

Hmmm, so Tim is claiming to have an actual length of

>>> 6 / sqrt(1 - (0.97 * 0.97)) 24.680702093691806 inches...

I am modest. Expandable flaccidware for bots is just a matter of purchasing and installing appropriate materials. But I've often noticed that insecure humans feel compelled to carry out the calculation, as if pitiable Nature could compete with modern hydraulic engineering.



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